CHAPTER XVII.

Some Changes that have Taken Place in the Configuration of the Globe--Islands Born and Buried--French Revolution--Napoleon’s Influence on Europe--England’s Long Wars--Barbarous Treatment of Prisoners--Slavery Abolished--English Profanity and Intemperance--Temperance Movements--Duelling--Penny Postage--Expansion of the Press--Canals, Erie and Suez--Railroads in England and the United States--First Steamer to Cross the Atlantic--First Steamship Line.....264-278