A Novel Vehicle

An Eno-lish publieation contains án ratea descriptíon of a curious vehicle which was one of the novelties of the late Royal Agrieultural Show. It is caüed the ewtlromon (from two Greek words meaning " weU-ruaning") and is practicaHy a horse-oar that carries and lays its own track. This track is composed of piales of hard-wood, faced and strengthened with metal, and attaobedto two parallel endless chains, which pass round revulvino' írvúdcs or drums at the ends ot the vehicle, and both over and under the wheels. "Tho chief point in which this arrangement difrers trom othera of a .similar character is the miii of a fixed rail without loss ot oower bv friction, the endless chain of platea resting on the top oí the whcels, and beiug carried forward by ten. In this way a frec anti noiselcss aetion is secured. The under oarriage, constructed on Üic boK;0 principie, look simultaneouely, thus causing the front and hind wheels to run in tin; saine track, and also enabling tho vehicle to turn a very sharp corner. Tho shaft.s, however, can bc iixed at eiiher end, so as to avoid tlie necessity for .11 nirrow or mconvenient places. lhe body of the vehicle projeets over the wheels, thus givSng an increased ity of over thirty per cent. A lio-ht four-wheeled cart iitted wilh tlns apparatus, and loaded up to one ton wcio-ht, mayeasilybe drawn by one man; and over very heavy or piowed land the pain is proportionately ereater. In this lattcr case the pi of the endless chaina are constvucted of a suffioient width to cover furrows or ruts." Tlie first two vchicles const-ueted nnder this patent (a farm . (■; pable oí carryUKWom seveu to eight tona, and a vehíele for goods or passengere, suitable for high speed) attraoted mnch altennou at the exkibitiuu meulijned above. The plan really seoma a practical and promone, and we do not see why y not be applied to Street cava m löcali'ties where it is not convenient or axpedient to lay the ordinary fcW8, as well as to agricultural vehiclea and heavy machines that need to be transportêd ironi place to place.