Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cross-Country Ski-Ing For his first season the following are essential he must possess good skis, a pair of ski-ing boots, two ski sticks, sealskins, a rucksack and two or three pairs of gloves and some protection for his ears if the weather turns cold. This complete outfit can be purchased for less than a five-pound note. Whereas the golfer is always having to buy new balls, the ski runner who treats his skis properly will find that a good pair of skis will last him for several seasons. Equipment for ski-ing is really ridiculously cheap as compared with such sports as golf or fishing. 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.