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
by
Francis Galton
First published in Great Britain by John Murray, London in 1872.
PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION.
ART OF TRAVEL.
PREPARATORY INQUIRIES.
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.
HINTS ON SHOOTING.
OTHER MEANS OF CAPTURING GAME.
FISHING.
SIGNALS.
BEARINGS BY COMPASS, SUN, ETC.
MARKS FOR THE WAY-SIDE.
ON FINDING THE WAY.
CACHES AND DEPOTS.
MANAGEMENT OF SAVAGES.
HOSTILITIES.
MECHANICAL APPLIANCES.
KNOTS.
WRITING MATERIALS.
TIMBER.
METALS.
LEATHER.
CORD, STRING, THREAD.
MEMBRANE, SINEW, HORN.
POTTERY.
CANDLES AND LAMPS.
ON CONCLUDING THE JOURNEY.
INDEX.
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