These devices were seen as a fantastic way of whipping prisoners into shape, and that added benefit of powering mills helped to rebuild a British economy decimated by the Napoleonic Wars.
[treadmill] Estes aparelhos foram considerados uma forma fantástica de manter os prisioneiros na linha, e tinham o benefício acrescentado de alimentar moinhos que ajudaram a reconstruir a economia britânica devastada pelas guerras napoleónicas.