c Accidents. It seems somewhat ominous to begin a book of hints on travel with so disastrous a subject, but we must bear in mind the proverbial philosophy which tells us that ‘accidents will happen’, together with the more consolatory truth that ‘forewarned is forearmed’.
have greatly lessened all such risks to a minimum. It is well to be prepared for every contingency in life, and a few practical hints may not be amiss to the intending lady traveller. First of all, it may be laid down as a universal rule that coolness and self-possession in the time of danger are not only the greatest safeguards against impending accident, but the best life-preservers when that accident has become an es-
There are perhaps, in proportion, no more risks in travelling than in any other situation of daily life, and it is undoubtedly true that modern invention and skill 14