This section is from the book "Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: A Guide To Correct Writing", by Thos. E. Hill. Also available from Amazon: Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: The How-To-Do-Everything Book Of Victorian America.
Thickness. | Strength. |
Two Inches- | Will support a man. |
Four Inches - Will support a man on horseback. | |
Five Inches - Will support an eighty-pounder cannon. | |
Thickness. | Strength. |
Eight Inches - Will support a battery of artillery, with carriages and horses attached. | |
Ten Inches - Will support an army; an innumerable multitude. | |
 
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