Diversities of American Life

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Certain Diversities of American Life by Charles Dudley WarnerThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Certain Diversities of American LifeAuthor: Charles Dudley WarnerRelease Date: December 5, 2004 [EBook #3111]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CERTAIN DIVERSITIES OF ***Produced by David WidgerCERTAIN DIVERSITIES OF AMERICAN LIFEBy Charles Dudley WarnerThis is a very interesting age. Within the memory of men not yet come to middle life the time of the trotting horse hasbeen reduced from two minutes forty seconds to two minutes eight and a quarter seconds. During the past fifteen years auniversal and wholesome pastime of boys has been developed into a great national industry, thoroughly organized andalmost altogether relegated to professional hands, no longer the exercise of the million but a spectacle for the million,and a game which rivals the Stock Exchange as a means of winning money on the difference of opinion as to the skill ofcontending operators.The newspapers of the country—pretty accurate and sad indicators of the popular taste—devote more daily columns in aweek's time to chronicling the news about base-ball than to any other topic that interests the American mind, and themost ...