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Show Horse-powsr. The word "horse-power." as applied to automobiles, means just the same as wty'ii applied to any other engine. Horse-power Is Iho natno of the unit In terms of which engineers measure tho power of steam-engines, water-wheels water-wheels and ether prlmo movers. It Is defined to lio tho rate nt which an -cngino woiks when it does 33,000 footpounds foot-pounds of work per minute, a footpound foot-pound belns tho amount of work necessary nec-essary to raise a pound weight a "foot high. |