The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-06-28
Electric TricycleS.

II Is to the tricycle., in some of the
many forms 1t is now assuming, that we
look as the travelling carriage Of the fu-
ture. Within q very short time it has
como extensively into use, and as it Is
available for ladies as well as gentle
men, and Il safe and steady for old as
wen as young, while the clergyman and
doctor can use It without that sacrifice
Of dignity which Ii supposed to be in
volved In the use of the bicycle, It will
be seen that the tricycle. appeals to q
very wide constituency indeed. 1t Is i'm
possible to say how many of these use-
ful machines are already in use, and it
II equally impossible for the candid
critic TO affirm which of the countless
patterns In vogue Is the best. IL is
enough to say that q person of average
strength can, with practice, propel him.
self (or herselD over ordinary roads at
the rate of six, eight, or even ten miles
per hour, without any extraordinary ex-
ertion or fatigue; while If two club to-
gether and sit side by side on "socia-
ble," the labor Is considerably dimin-
ished. What pleasanter mode of spend
ing holiday can there be than for a
try in this fashionp The luggage is
strapped behind; you start at what
hour you please, taking whatever route
You prefer; you halt when and where it
suits you, and have no trouble with
your horse when the days journey is
done. The travelling costs you nothing,
unless 1t be o few pence for turnpikes.
You save your railway fare; and
you see more of the country than you
could possibly do In any other way /;
while the moderate exercise-which you
need never permit TO become irksome-
will do you o thousand times more good
than lounging on the sands or rushing
over the continent.
I Still, we admit, we have not proved
our point The question is, whether
these modes Of locomotion will ever sup
plant In any large degree our present
msthod. We acknowledge that so long
as any physical labor whatever has to
be performed in the propulsion of tricy-
cles, they win not come into universal
use. Let us not forget, however, that
in many districts where railway accom-
modaton Is nil or defective, they are
used very extensively for business as
well as pleasure. Postmen and doctors,
especially, have taken readily to this
method ot locomotion. But inventions
are In progress, and have indeed been
already perfected, which promise to take
the tricycle. out OF the category of veloc-
ipedes, or foot-worked machines, and
give It far greater value and import
ance.
1t Is well known that one of the first
uses that NJ. Faure made of his new dis
coveries relating to the storage of cleo
tricity was 10 propel a tricycle., and the
speed he then obtained was ten miles
per hour; and in this connection It ap-
pears rs though the French, who were
the first to introduce the modern bicy-
Gle, about fourteen years ago, will be the
first to manufacture its direct descend
ant through q clearly traceable evolu-
ton, the electric tricycle.. With such q
machine, supposing that the cost Of
producing the power be not prohibitive,
we can foresee the day when the family
party win journey down to Brighton on
q fine afternoon by road instead of rail
when the splendid main roads of ou1
country will again be thronged with
travellers moving along easily, safely
and inexpensively, not in swayine
coaches, but In smoothly rolling tricy-
cles; when the old Red Lion and Blue
Boar, deserted these last forty years
will again become gay and busy; and
when the long neglected villages and
by-lanes will be explored by tourist!
who will never want to catch q train
Chn,abers, Lo,k,-,1nL