This Deadly Treatment To Prisoners Is Now Considered To Be Good For You
Invented in 1818, Treadmills or Treadwheels were the creation of an English engineer named Sir William Cubitt, the son of a miller. After studying idle prisoners at the Bury St Edmunds Gaol, he saw an opportunity. Prisoners stepped on a treadmill of sorts that boasted 24 spokes of a large paddle... Sign in to see full entry.