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OverviewLOST LORE is a celebration of the time-honoured wisdom upon which we all once relied. It draws on folklore, tradition and superstition, and is packed with amusing anecdotes and historical extracts which illuminate the beliefs and knowledge of our ancestors. It brings to life the wisdom and practical skills that helped generation after generation, only becoming lost with the advent of mechanisation and the technological age. Following in the footsteps of LOST CRAFTS, LOST LORE is a beautiful book that will once more immerse you in the pleasures of the past. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul Jenner , Una McGovernPublisher: John Murray Press Imprint: Chambers Dimensions: Width: 19.10cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 25.20cm Weight: 1.398kg ISBN: 9780550105219ISBN 10: 0550105212 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 25 September 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of Contents: Health and Wellbeing : Using Natural First Aid : Using Natural Remedies : Preparing Antidotes to Poison : Curing Warts : Curing Drunkenness : Improving Digestion : Making Possets and Caudles : Living Longer : Caring for Hair : Caring for Skin : Caring for Teeth : Beautifying : Education and Knowledge : Using an abacus : Using logarithm tables : Using a slide rule : Imperial measurements : Converting decimal to pounds, shillings and pence : Using mnemonics : Using an almanac : Using codes and ciphers : Using a camera obscura : Socializing and Celebration : Predicting the sex of a baby : Celebrating births : Wooing and courting : Celebrating marriages : Mourning deaths : Observing etiquette : Dining : Making and taking tea : Celebrating with alcohol : Dancing : Celebrating the seasons : Celebrating a traditional Christmas : Letter writing : Writing by hand : Household : Living thriftily : Laying a fire : Cooking with a range : Choosing produce : Making the most of meat : Preserving by curing, smoking and salting : Preserving by drying : Preserving by pickling : Preserving by freezing and bottling : Storing vegetables, fruit and wine : Storing clothes : Repairing clothes : Dyeing : Laundering : Cleaning : Polishing furniture : Eradicating unpleasant household odours : Soap making : Eradicating pests and vermin : Gardening : Starting a car : Superstitions : Outdoor Life : Weather forecasting : Telling the time : Working with the moon and tides : Navigating by nature : Navigating using traditional maritime instruments : Navigating using a map and compass : Understanding longitude and latitude : Seafaring : Raft-making : Foraging for wild food : Mushrooming : Cooking alfresco : Making fire without matches : Finding water : Measuring ice : Identifying plants : Identifying trees : Tracking animals : Identifying birds : Signalling with semaphore : Signalling with Morse code : Signalling with smoke or fire : Signalling with naval flags : Surviving in the wilderness : Sheltering : Making outdoor equipment : Choosing and using wood : Counting sheep : Removing stones from horses' hooves : How to choose livestock and horses : Sharpening knivesReviewsAuthor InformationUna McGovern is a freelance editor and writer, with books on a wide range of subjects to her name. She spent many years making regular forays from Edinburgh to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, before a return to rural Devon brought with it the opportunity to develop an organic kitchen garden, complete with traditional breed chickens. She now lives with her partner in a small Dartmoor town. Paul Jenner is a writer and journalist specializing in lifestyle subjects. He lives with his partner, three horses, two dogs and two sheep in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees, where, when he s not working, he enjoys hiking, riding, cycling, sailing, swimming, diving and snowboarding. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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