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CHAPTER I.
Outfit to take abroad[3]
CHAPTER II.
Boats, Rafts, and Make-shift Floats[91]
CHAPTER III.
Working in Metals[192]
CHAPTER IV.
Huts and Houses[268]
CHAPTER V.
Extempore Bridges and Makeshifts for Crossing Rivers or Ravines[317]
CHAPTER VI.
Timber and its Utilisation[355]
CHAPTER VII.
Sledges and Sledge Travellers[394]
CHAPTER VIII.
Boots, Shoes, and Sandals[412]
CHAPTER IX.
Waggons and other Wheeled Vehicles[432]
CHAPTER X.
Harness and Pack Animals[457]
CHAPTER XI.
Cattle Marking[478]
CHAPTER XII.
Hints on Hygeens and Camels[483]
CHAPTER XIII.
Water, and the Sap of Plants[491]
CHAPTER XIV.
Camp Cookery[535]
CHAPTER XV.
Fish and Amphibious Animals[585]
CHAPTER XVI.
Poisoned Weapons, Arrows, Spears, &c.[619]
CHAPTER XVII.
Tracking, Hunting, and Trapping[628]
CHAPTER XVIII.
Palanquins, Stretchers, Ambulances, &c.[682]
CHAPTER XIX.
On Sketching and Painting under the ordinary Difficulties of Travel[716]
CHAPTER XX.
The Estimation of Distances and Hints on Field Observing[726]
CHAPTER XXI.
Hints to Explorers on Collecting and Preserving Objects of Natural History
CHAPTER XXII.
Ropes and Twine[788]
CHAPTER XXIII.
Bush Veterinary Surgery and Medicine[798]
Appendix[808]
Index[815]