The Study of ManG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1898 - 410 pages |
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Page 129
... vehicles of any description , and all goods are carried either in hampers slung on a person's back ( the usual method of taking home potatoes and peats ) , or in two wicker panniers or cleaves , slung across the back of a pony or donkey ...
... vehicles of any description , and all goods are carried either in hampers slung on a person's back ( the usual method of taking home potatoes and peats ) , or in two wicker panniers or cleaves , slung across the back of a pony or donkey ...
Page 130
... vehicle consisting of two poles drawn by a small , ill - kempt pony . The body of the cart is formed by two pieces of wood bent in a semi - circle , the ends of which are fastened to the shafts , the one close behind the pony and the ...
... vehicle consisting of two poles drawn by a small , ill - kempt pony . The body of the cart is formed by two pieces of wood bent in a semi - circle , the ends of which are fastened to the shafts , the one close behind the pony and the ...
Page 131
... vehicle has died out in Wales it must have done so very recently ; at all events it is still in full use in certain parts of Ireland , notably in the Glens of Antrim . On looking at the illustrations it will be seen that the Irish slide ...
... vehicle has died out in Wales it must have done so very recently ; at all events it is still in full use in certain parts of Ireland , notably in the Glens of Antrim . On looking at the illustrations it will be seen that the Irish slide ...
Page 133
... vehicle has to be employed in any case , and so the slide - car is equally efficient , the chief drawback being that it can carry so little , but this is not of much account in small holdings . The slide - car has , further , the great ...
... vehicle has to be employed in any case , and so the slide - car is equally efficient , the chief drawback being that it can carry so little , but this is not of much account in small holdings . The slide - car has , further , the great ...
Page 135
... vehicles would have arisen wher- ever rollers have been employed ; but it is not so , the waggon arose only in the district from which agriculture originally spread . He believes that the waggon was primi- tively a holy implement ...
... vehicles would have arisen wher- ever rollers have been employed ; but it is not so , the waggon arose only in the district from which agriculture originally spread . He believes that the waggon was primi- tively a holy implement ...
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