Cautions to Continental Travellers (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Cautions to Continental Travellers [Preface. - The following remarks are designed to apply, not so much to the class of Travellers who merely snatch from the toils of a busy and anxious life a few weeks Or months to refresh themselves by a rapid glance at the scenery of the Alps or the Rhine, as to those who either domesticate themselves and their families in foreign countries, or so protract their Continental visits as to allow themselves leisure to catch something of the manners and spirit of the countries which they visit. The very simple and obvious Cautions at the end of the volume, may not, however, be altogether without their use to the first class of Travellers, and, if so, the Author desires to confine this little book to no class of his fellow-countrymen, but to put it into the hands of all who will do him the honor of perusing it, humbly begging them to pardon its deficiencies, and to assure themselves that they cannot, either at home or abroad, be happier or better than these few remarks are designed, under the Blessing of the Almighty, to render them.] Caution, Sec. The circumstances of Great Britain with regard to the other nations of Europe, are such, at the present moment, as to demand the most serious consideration from every well-wisher to his country. Since the cessation of hostilites, our native land has been visited by a few foreigners of the very highest distinction, and by others of inferior ranks., but the whole number of visitors, especially when distributed amongst the respective nations to which they belong, has not been considerable. The want of money in foreign countries, the known expenses of English travelling, the wide difference between English and continental tastes and manners, our serious and somewhat haughty national demeanour, our indisposition to converse, upon our own soil especially, in any language but our own, - these, and various other circumstances, erect a sort of barrier between us and all foreigners whom the ardor of science, or love of vagrancy, or strong perception of the excellence and elevation of the English character do not dispose to break through every obstacle. The danger, then, arising from the influx of foreigners into our own country, does not appear to be considerable. But, on the contrary, if we examine the list of travellers from this country to various parts of the continent, it will be found to be large beyond all previous calculation. It was stated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Parliament, that more than 90, 000 persons had embarked, in little more than two years, from one port alone, of whom 12, 700 remained aboroad. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.