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very strong shoes are cjuite « indispensable . 11 ¦ . Very sttm g cloth boots are perhaps better \< stillt ; but > leather boots are Best to'be enchired ^ they tire t he- ancles very soon . Many and ma njr a suckling pedestrian has suffered msichy and been put to great shifts in regions where cobblers are ' few and far between ^ by acting on the belief that one pair of light shoes would protect his feet and hold
together several weeks among the sharp rocks and wet hill-sides of Wales and Cumberland . For tender feet lamb ' s wool stocking's are strongly recommended ; and worsted socks are to be preferred to cotton stockings , as the latter often blister the feet . A strong umbrella , with a comfortable handle , and an unusually long and
strong stick with an iron ferule , is a great treasure in climbing and descending mountains , and in warding off the short sharp showers that are so frequent in mountainous regions . A very moderate supply of shirts and stockings will suffice ; with these the young traveller usually overstocks himself , not reflecting or not knowing that his clothes may always be washed in a night .
The best map of the district that can be found should be the pedestrian ' s constant companion ; it will prove his guide and cona > - forter on many occasions ; long before he has done with it he will deem it well worth its wei ght in gold . In addition to the above requisites , a pocket compass and an amusing book for reading in an evening or in wet weather , will almost complete the stock of our pedestrian . The sketcher must , however , be allowed his book
and pencils , the geologist his hammer , and the botanist his paper and determining book . A small travelling bag or coat-bag will hold every thing that the pedestrian can need ; and it may be sent on from centre to centre by coach , cart , or boy , or will be carried by a guide . The large pockets of the frock-coat or shooting-jacket will st 6 w away conveniently all that is wanted between the centres , although several days should intervene .
Having chosen the country he means to visit , and consulted his acquaintance who have already travelled there , and moreover looked through a few guide-books , our pedestrian should lay down a general plan of operations and fix on his centres . The guide-books , however , must be consulted cautiously , as they are almost always incorrect and incomplete . Hence the necessity of being in the centre and examining for oneself , for a district may contain many sights worth seeing , though it is not frequented by
ordinary sight-seers . The grandest scenes are frequently the property of none but the active pedestrian . They are inaccessible to carriage , gig , or horse company , and are therefore unnoticed by guide-books and guides . In proportioning the country to be gone ovsr with the time we can command , allowing two , three * or , tour days i <> each of the centres , according to their apparent merits , we must not forget to allow several days in every month as a reserve for unforeseen contingencies and rain . The great error
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1835, page 200, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2643/page/56/
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