Old And Sold Antiques AucitonThousands of articles from the past.Accidents And First Aid- (Found June 29, 2008 ) The two things to remember when some one is badly hurt are to keep cool and to send for the doctor. Often, however, before the doctor arrives, there are simple measures that may be taken to lessen the pain and perhaps prevent serious harm.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/healthy-living-30.shtml Safety First- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Wherever one goes nowadays, one may see the signs SAFETY FIRSTon railroad crossings, street cars, bridges, and wharves, and on the walls of machine shops and manufacturing plants.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/healthy-living-31.shtml Iron- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Iron ore is widely distributed throughout the world. Probably no other mineral except aluminum occurs in such abundance.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/industry-trade-13.shtml Gold And Silver- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Gold and silver have been mentioned together for many ages as the precious metals, and although there are now a number of more costly ones, these two are still commonly linked one with the other.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/industry-trade-14.shtml Turnpikes And Canals- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Turnpike-building naturally drew with it bridge-building. In a great many cases the early bridges were built by corporations and were toll bridges.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/industry-trade-25.shtml Railroads- (Found June 29, 2008 ) A few thousand miles of railway were built before 1850, and almost no new canal enterprises were undertaken after that date. The railway succeeds the canal, but for a time the two overlap.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/industry-trade-26.shtml Natural Waterways And The Merchant Marine- (Found June 29, 2008 ) The two great natural waterways were the Mississippi and the St. Lawrence, the latter taken in connection with the Great Lakes. For over two centuries many events had conspired to increase the significance of these two water routes.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/industry-trade-27.shtml The Influence Of Transportation Upon American Industrial Development- (Found June 29, 2008 ) From what has been said in preceding chapters it is clear enough that the industrial progress of any country depends very largely upon the degree of perfection attained by the transportation system.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/industry-trade-28.shtml International Competition For Industrial And Commercial Supremacy- (Found June 29, 2008 ) All development, industrial or other, has always implied a struggle between competitors. If we controlled all the markets of the world, and there was nobody standing by ready to take advantage of us, we should have very little incitement to improve our system.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/industry-trade-29.shtml The Human Element- (Found June 29, 2008 ) The basic factors of American industrial development with which we started are the land and the men the land, with its various natural qualities, and the men, with their various inborn or acquired characters.http://www.oldandsold.com/articles10/industry-trade-3.shtml |