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MEMORANDA
TOURS, TOURAINE
MEMORANDA ON TOURS AND TOURAINE INCLUDING REMARKS ON THE CLIMATE with a sketch OF THE BOTANY AND GEOLOGY OF THE PROVINCE ALSO ON THE WINES AND MINERAL WATERS OF FRANCE
J. H. HOLDSWORTH, M. D.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
MEMORANDA
TOURS, TOURAINE,
CHARACTER OF THE SCENERY OF TOURAINE.
CLIMATE OF TOURAINE, ETC.
DIRECTIONS FOR INVALID TRAVELLERS.
WINES.
ROUTES.
TOURS.
SPORTING.
CHATEAUX.
LOCHES.
CHINON.
AMBOISE.
CASTLE OF CHENONCEAUX.
PLESSIS-LES-TOURS.
SOCIETY.
BOTANY OF TOURAINE.
GEOLOGY OF TOURAINE.
SPAS OF FRANCE.
SPAS
CENTRAL FRANCE.
THERMAL SALINE WATERS,
PLOMBIÈRES.
LUXEUIL.
BOURBON-LANCY.
BAGNOLES.
CHAUDES-AIGUES.
WARM ACIDULOUS AND GASEOUS WATERS,
VICHY.
SAINT-ALBAN.
COLD ACIDULOUS AND GASEOUS WATERS,
POUGUES.
SAINT-GALMIER.
CHALYBEATE WATERS,
SAINT-HONORÉ.
PASSY.
ROUEN.
SAINT-GONDON.
FORGES.
SULPHUREOUS WATERS,
LA ROCHE-POSAY.
ENGHIEN-LES-BAINS.
CLASSIFICATION OF FRENCH WINES.
WINES OF THE FIRST CLASS.
WINES OF THE SECOND CLASS.
Alcoholic strength of Wines and Liquors; according to the analysis of professor Brande.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
FEBRUARY 1840.
MARCH.
APRIL.
MAY.
JUNE.
JULY.
AUGUST.
SEPTEMBER.
OCTOBER.
NOVEMBER.
DECEMBER.
JANUARY 1841.
Réaumur's Thermometric Scale turned into Fahrenheits.
APPENDIX.
A FEW USEFUL HINTS FOR TRAVELLERS.
TRAVELLING.
DISTANCE TABLES.
FROM HAVRE TO TOURS, THROUGH ROUEN.
FROM HAVRE TO TOURS, THROUGH HONFLEUR.
FROM HAVRE TO TOURS, THROUGH CAEN.
TABLES OF FRENCH AND ENGLISH LONG MEASURE.
EXPENSE OF LIVING IN FRANCE.
ERRATA. (corrected in this etext)
FOOTNOTES:
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