The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-05-18

When the driver came they lashsd the
two vehicles together and started. All
went we'll till they came to the first
long, steep hill between Lewiston and
Brunswick |; on its summit they held q
CONSULTATION. The Professor had an
exaggerated idea Of his strength, and
said:
"Mr. Chandler, It IL too much for the
horse to held these two carriages on this
steep descent take the horse out I will
get into the shafts"
Professor" replied Chandler, 1.-THE
breeching In strong, aud 90 Is the arm.
girth." ..
''But the horse, Mr.. Chandler-it IL
too much for the horse. Besides being
the stronger, know how to take advan.
taee Of the decent; and manage 1t much
bsttsr than the horse"
"If the horse can't hold 1t, you can't"
Do you, sir, intend to place me, in
point Of intelligence aud knowledge Of
mechanical forces, below . horse? /
have made mathematics the study Of a
lifetime"
II have no intention to be disrespect.
ful, sir; but know that horse under.
stands his own business II hand
ling load on . hill-better than all the
professors In the United States. was
sent up here bv my employer, who con.
fides In me to take charge Of his proper
ty; fyou will take the business out OF
my hands, aud he horse yourself, you
must be answerable for the couse-
quences."
The professor had habit, when =
little excited, Of giving nervous twitch
at the lapel Of Of his coat with his right
hand.
~" hs replied with most emphatic
twitch, "assune all responsibility"
The driver, In reality nothing lotl, to
witness the ol Grafton, took out the horrc
and held him by the bride; and the
professor getting into the shafts took
hold Of them at the ends. The forward
carriage was just descending the hill and
the hinder one little over the summit,
when the professor trod upon \ rolling
stone, which caused him to plunge for-
ward aud increased the velocity Of his
load 80 much that he was 70 ced to walk
faster than he desired and exchange the
sianting position with his shoulders
thrown we'll back aud feet well bracsd
which he had at first adopted-fora per.
pendicular one. At length he was push.
ed into run; the carriages were going
at . fearful rate. At the bottom of the
bill was . brook OF each side precipi-
tous banks The professor was between
ScyIla and Chary bdis, going nine feet
at u leap. In order to cramp the for.
ward wheel, he turned suddenly to the
right, the shafts of the forward carriage
went two feet into the bank, breaking
them both short off; the lasl,ings Of the
hinder one slipped; it ran into the for
ward one, breakin the fender, and both
vehicles turned over down hill with .
tremendous crash. the learned gentle
man desribing . parabola-one of his "a
vorite figures-and landing some rods
away. He rose from the earth dirtier
aud wiser man; knees skinned, pan
falcons torn. piece Of skin knocked of
his forehead. aud his best hat ~ fiat as
= pancake underneath the hind carriage;
and looking round, he exclaimed:
us it possible I could have been 80
much deceived as to the momentum ?
1t was prodigious!"
II don't know anything about mo.
mentum." replied Chandler, "out
know something about horses know
it makes mighty difference about hold
ing back load on a steep hill whether a
horse has two legs or four, and whether
he weighs u hundred and seventy five
or twelve hundred pounds"
It cost the professor thirty seven dol
lars aud fifty cents to ascertain how
much horse power he represented.