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comments, however; as, for example. In his unsparing con- 

 demnation of "shorts," which leave the knees bare. Per- 

 sonally, we do not use these. Kermit Roosevelt always 

 used them, and in our judgment they are the best leg gear 

 for those with tough enough skins to stand them. It must 

 be remembered that East African hunting is based on the 

 rather luxurious standards of India. Unquestionably, the 

 country is not such as to permit men to rough it as in the 

 Rocky Mountains and the north woods, and a safari for 

 scientific purposes necessarily carries much equipment; but 

 it is well to keep in mind that there is a tendency toward 

 overelaboration of outfit in East Africa as in India. 



As for weapons, we, personally, believe in a heavy 

 double-barrelled cordite, such as the English .450-calibre 

 and .400-calibre modern rifles, for buffalo, rhinoceros, and 

 elephant. The ordinary weapon to be used for nine-tenths 

 of the game should be a first-class small-bore repeater of 

 not more than .300 calibre. These two types of rifles are 

 all that are necessary, and, at a pinch, the latter will serve 

 all purposes. But the heavy gun should be used by those 

 who intend regularly to hunt the different kinds of heavy, 

 dangerous game; and if lion and leopard are to be hunted, 

 it would be well to have an intermediate repeating rifle of 

 about .350 to .405 calibre. This will not carry such long 

 distances as the small calibre, but it is better for stopping 

 purposes, and is yet very handy. We emphatically believe 

 in a repeater for use against the big cats. 



From a zoological or museum standpoint the whole suc- 

 cess of a shooting expedition hinges upon the successful 

 preservation of the trophies secured by the hunters. It is 



