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The Traveller's Oracle

The Traveller's Oracle

by John Jervis

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Author
Jervis, John
Title
The traveller's oracle; or, maxims for locomotion, part 2 (of 2) : Containing precepts for promoting the pleasures and hints for preserving the health of travellers
Original Publication
United Kingdom: Henry Colburn, 1827.
Credits
Julia Miller, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
Language
English
LoC Class
G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Subject
Cab and omnibus service
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 70726
Release Date
May 9, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Transcriber’s Notes
  2. 2.THE TRAVELLER’S ORACLE;
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.Untitled
  5. 5.CONTENTS OF PART II.
  6. 6.THE TRAVELLER’S ORACLE, PART II. — THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE KEEPER’S ORACLE.
  7. 7.INTRODUCTION.
  8. 8.ESTIMATE No. 1.
  9. 9.ESTIMATE No. II.
  10. 10.ESTIMATE No. III.
  11. 11.ESTIMATE No. IV.
  12. 12.ESTIMATE No. V.
  13. 13.ESTIMATE No. VI.
  14. 14.ESTIMATE No. VII.
  15. 15.ESTIMATE No. VIII.
  16. 16.ESTIMATE No. IX.
  17. 17.CARRIAGES.
  18. 18.OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CHARIOT.
  19. 19.THE AXLE-TREES
  20. 20.THE WHEELS.
  21. 21.THE ORNAMENTS OF CARRIAGES,
  22. 22.CAUTIONS AGAINST PURCHASING OF CHEAP SECOND-HAND CARRIAGES.
  23. 23.HARNESS.
  24. 24.SECOND-HAND HARNESS.
  25. 25.TRAVELLING CARRIAGES
  26. 26.BUONAPARTE’S TRAVELLING CHARIOT,
  27. 27.DUTIES
  28. 28.THE ART OF MANAGING COACHMEN.
  29. 29.PUNCTUALITY
  30. 30.LENDING YOUR CARRIAGE.
  31. 31.FIFTEEN THINGS WHICH (MR. JARVIS SAYS) A GOOD COACHMAN WON’T DO.
  32. 32.COACHMAN’S TOOLS.
  33. 33.DRIVING.
  34. 34.CARE OF THE CARRIAGE.
  35. 35.REPAIRS.
  36. 36.ON HORSES.
  37. 37.HINTS TO PURCHASERS OF HORSES.
  38. 38.TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF HORSES.
  39. 39.DRESSING OR GROOMING.
  40. 40.TO MAKE A HORSE HAVE A FINE COAT.
  41. 41.ON THE FOOD OF HORSES.
  42. 42.ON SENDING HORSES TO GRASS.
  43. 43.COLDS.
  44. 44.STABLES.
  45. 45.MANAGEMENT OF HORSES IN CASE OF FIRE.
  46. 46.HINTS TO HORSEMEN.
  47. 47.ON THE ROUGH-SHODDING OF HORSES IN FROSTY WEATHER.
  48. 48.OF THE COMPARATIVE EXPENSE AND ADVANTAGE OF
  49. 49.AN EASY PLAN OF ASCERTAINING EVERY FARE OF A HACKNEY COACH.
  50. 50.WHEN TO CALL A COACH.
  51. 51.HOW TO CALL A COACH.
  52. 52.HACKNEY COACH AND CHARIOT FARES;
  53. 53.Untitled
  54. 54.FOOTNOTES:
  55. 55.INDEX TO PART II.

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