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

Francis Galton

J. Murray, 1855 - Outdoor life - 196 pages

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Contents

• Where to look for Water 2 To know when it is near at hand 3 Occasional supplies from Rain Dew: 1
• Small Watervessels: 9
• Additional Remarks: 15
• To obtain a Spark 2 Tinder: 16
• BIVOUAC: 23
• CLOTHES: 27
• Articles of Dress 2 Personal Cleanliness 3 Knapsacks Knives 4 Dry Clothes: 40
• FOOD AND COOKERY 1 Bad and Poisonous Diet 2 Food from Various Sources 3 Preserving Meat Fish Butter Milk: 46
• Plates and Cooking Utensils: 53
• MATTERS OF DISCIPLINE 1 Even Temper 2 Organising a Party 3 In Case of Death 4 Bush Laws 5 Carrying the Wounded 6 Securing Prisoners 7 ...: 55
• DEFENCE: 60
• ib 2: 67
• CARPENTRY AND SMITHS WORK 1 Tools: 68
• 3: 71
• BOATS RAFTS FORDS BRIDGES: 76
• LINE OF ROAD ACROSS COUNTRY 1 Roads to mark and find 2 Accidents by the Way 3 Points of the Compass 4 Climbing: 87
• HEAVY WEIGHTS TO RAISE AND CARRY: 92
• Lashings of Raw Hide 3 Seasoning and Bending Green Wood 4 Blacksmiths Work: 92
• ib ib: 92
• Curing Skins and dressing them ib 2 Parchment and Catgut: 101
• Horn Glue and Isinglass: 103
• Candles Wax: 105
• 7: 106
• WRITING MATERIALS 1 Paper 2 Bookbinding 3 Quills Brushes Pencils 4 Ink Lampblack Oxgall 5 Wafers Signets: 109
• Merits of different Beasts 2 Kraals and Cattlebells 3 Facts about Mules 4 Milking wild Cows 5 Horsebreaking and charming 6 Breaking in Oxen 7 Vic...: 114
• SADDLES BRIDLES AND PACKINGGEAR: 126
• 9: 127
• Saddles: 133
• GUNS AND RIFLES: 137
• TRAPPING: 156
• FISHING: 162
• Page: 169
• PRESENTS AND ARTICLES FOR PAYMENT AND: 173
• 11: 178
• Saddlebags: 179
• INSTRUMENTS FOR TAKING OBSERVATIONS AND DRAW: 183
• 47: 185
• ib 18: 191
• 21: 192
• 53: 193
• ེ 55 ib 56 59 60 61 62 65 ib 5289 67 69 71 ib 73 74 76 ib 77 81 82 84 87 ib 88 89 91: 194
• 28: 195
• 36: 196
• ib 43 44: 3

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Bibliographic information

• Title: The Art of Travel; Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries
• Author: Francis Galton
• Publisher: J. Murray, 1855
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Jun 23, 2006
• Length: 196 pages