The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century
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"At Coni we found the countess C — from Nice, who had made the same journey in a chair, carried by porters. This is no other than a common elbow-chair of wood, with a straw bottom, covered above with a waxed cloth, to protect the traveller from the rain or snow, and provided with a foot- board upon which the feet rest. It is carried like a sedan- chair; and for this purpose six or eight porters are employed at the rate of three or four livres a head per day, according to the season, allowing th...ree days for their return. Of 264 SWITZERLAND AND THE MOUNTAINS these six men, two are between the poles carrying like com- mon chairmen, and each of these supported by the other two, one at each hand; but as those in the middle sustain the greatest burthen, they are relieved by the others in a regular rotation. In descending the mountain, they carry the poles on their shoulders, and, in that case, four men are employed, one at each end." ^ The ordinary pass for travelers coming through France was that leading over Mont Cenis and down to Turin ; ^ and hence this mountain appears frequently in the ac- counts of tourists.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"At Coni we found the countess C — from Nice, who had made the same journey in a chair, carried by porters. This is no other than a common elbow-chair of wood, with a straw bottom, covered above with a waxed cloth, to protect the traveller from the rain or snow, and provided with a foot- board upon which the feet rest. It is carried like a sedan- chair; and for this purpose six or eight porters are employed at the rate of three or four livres a head per day, according to the season, allowing th...ree days for their return. Of 264 SWITZERLAND AND THE MOUNTAINS these six men, two are between the poles carrying like com- mon chairmen, and each of these supported by the other two, one at each hand; but as those in the middle sustain the greatest burthen, they are relieved by the others in a regular rotation. In descending the mountain, they carry the poles on their shoulders, and, in that case, four men are employed, one at each end." ^ The ordinary pass for travelers coming through France was that leading over Mont Cenis and down to Turin ; ^ and hence this mountain appears frequently in the ac- counts of tourists.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Mead, William Edward, 1860-1949, Ed to read onlineMoreLess
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