The Art of Travel Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries

The Art of Travel Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries

The Art of Travel; Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Preface Preparatory Enquiries Organising an...
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Author: Galton, Francis,1822-1911
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The Art of Travel Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries

The Art of Travel Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries

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The Art of Travel Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Galton, Francis,1822-1911
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Art of Travel; Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries

Preface Preparatory Enquiries Organising an Expedition Outfit Medicine Surveying Instruments Memoranda and Log-Books Measurements Climbing and Mountaineering Cattle Harness Carriages Swimming Rafts and Boats Fords and Bridges Clothing Bedding Bivouac Huts Sleeping-Bags Tents Furniture Fire Food Water for Drinking Guns and Rifles Gun-fittings and Ammunition Shooting, hints on Game, other means of capturing Fishing Signals Bearings by Compass, Sun, etc. Marks by the wayside Way, to find Caches and Depts Savages, Management of Hostilities Mechanical Appliances Knots Writing Materials Timber Metals Leather Cords, String, and Thread Membrane, Sinew, and Horn Pottery Candles and Lamps Conclusion of the Journey Index "We severally undertake to use our best endeavours to promote the harmony of the party, and the success of the expedition. "In witness whereof we sign our names. (Here follow the signatures.) Read over and signed by the respective parties, in my presence." (Here follows the signature of some person of importance in the place where the expedition is organised.) "In witness whereof we sign our names. (Here follow the signatures.) Read over and signed by the respective parties, in my presence." (Here follows the signature of some person of importance in the place where the expedition is organised.) In addition to these powders, the traveller will want Warburg's fever-drops; glycerine or cold cream; mustard-paper for blistering; heartburn lozenges; lint; a small roll of diachylon; lunar-caustic, in a proper holder, to touch old sores with, and for snake-bites; a scalpel and a blunt-pointed bistoury, with which to open abcesses (the blades of these should be waxed, to keep them from rust); a good pair of forceps, to pull out thorns; a couple of needles, to sew up gashes; waxed thread, or better, silver wire. A mild effervescing aperient, like Moxon's is very convenient. Seidlitz-powders are perhaps a little too strong for frequent use in a tropical climate. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 14681
Author: Galton, Francis
Release Date: Jan 13, 2005
Format: eBook
Language: English

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