Pedestrianism

CHAPTER VII. ON THE PHYSICAL POWERS OF MAN. THE mechanical construction of MAN is ad­ mirably adapted to hisdestination. His body is neither too large nor too small; but of that convenient size which fits him for the station in which he is placed. Were it larger, his ac­ tivity, and even his strengthin proportion to> his bulk, would bediminished j and he would thus bedeprived of many of those enjoyments which contribute so muchto his happiness.— He would lose theservices ofsome of themost useful of the inferior animalsespeciallythose of the Horse, whose power is limited to ade^ gree of strengthnot much exceeding thecar­ riage of the weight of a man. On the other hand, a diminutive race could neither accom­ plish those great undertakings which are re- i i ' quired