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Several configurations were tried and considerable improvements have been made to the original designs . Yet , when the proposition is made to abolish it entirely and at once ; to prohibit the captain from ever , under any circumstances , inflicting corporal punishment ; I am obliged to pause , and , I must say , to doubt exceedingly the expediency of making any positive enactment which shall have that effect . No attempt was made to take the studding-sail in ; and , indeed , it was too late now . All the Kanakas attributed his escape solely to my knowledge , and would not be persuaded that I had not all the secrets of the physical system open to me and under my control . This was an important day in our almanac , for it was on this day that we were first assured that our voyage was really drawing to a close . This is the state of the law on the subject ; while the relation in which the paities stand , and the peculiar necessities , excuses , and provocations arising from that relation , are merely circumstances to be considered in each case . Over the years , the services of the SWAAAC teams have expanded to include a wide range of assistive technology devices and services .