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Mr. [Charles] Babbage, in his work on the Economy of Manufactures, suggests a new plan of forwarding the mail. […] Mr. Babbage proposes the erection of pillars along each line of road; these pillars are to be connected by inclined wires, or iron rods, along which the letters, inclosed in cylinders attached to the rods by rings, are to slide; persons stationed on these columns are to forward the cylinders from each point, after having extracted the contents belonging to their own station. In this manner it is calculated that a letter might be sent (from pillar to post), to the farthest limits of the land in the course of a very small portion of time; […]
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Mr.
[Charles]
Babbage,
in
his
work
on
the
Economy
of
Manufactures,
suggests
a
new
plan
of
forwarding
the
mail.
[…]
Mr.
Babbage
proposes
the
erection
of
pillars
along
each
line
of
road;
these
pillars
are
to
be
connected
by
inclined
wires,
or
iron
rods,
along
which
the
letters,
inclosed
in
cylinders
attached
to
the
rods
by
rings,
are
to
slide;
persons
stationed
on
these
columns
are
to
forward
the
cylinders
from
each
point,
after
having
extracted
the
contents
belonging
to
their
own
station.
In
this
manner
it
is
calculated
that
a
letter
might
be
sent
(from
pillar
to
post),
to
the
farthest
limits
of
the
land
in
the
course
of
a
very
small
portion
of
time;
[…]