The traveller's oracle; or, maxims for locomotion, part 2 (of 2)

Chapter 2: THE TRAVELLER’S ORACLE;

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A practical manual offering detailed guidance on selecting, maintaining, and budgeting for horses, carriages, and driving staff. It supplies cost estimates for ownership and hire, descriptions of carriage construction and components (axle-trees, wheels, harness), and advice on purchasing, repairing, and evaluating new and second-hand vehicles. Chapters cover stable management, horse health and feeding, seasonal care, emergency handling, and the duties and management of coachmen, with rules for punctuality and hiring. An accessible method for calculating hackney-coach fares and a glossary of technical coachmaking terms complete the hands-on reference for owners and hirers.

THE
TRAVELLER’S ORACLE;

OR,

MAXIMS FOR LOCOMOTION:

CONTAINING

PRECEPTS FOR PROMOTING THE PLEASURES,

AND

HINTS FOR PRESERVING THE HEALTH

TRAVELLERS.

PART II.

COMPRISING THE

HORSE AND CARRIAGE KEEPER’S ORACLE;

RULES FOR PURCHASING AND KEEPING OR JOBBING HORSES AND CARRIAGES;

ESTIMATES OF EXPENSES OCCASIONED THEREBY;

AND AN EASY PLAN FOR

ASCERTAINING EVERY HACKNEY-COACH FARE.

By JOHN JERVIS,
AN OLD COACHMAN.

THE WHOLE REVISED
By WILLIAM KITCHINER, M.D., &c.

SECOND EDITION.

LONDON:
HENRY COLBURN, NEW BURLINGTON STREET.
1827.