THE BIG GAME OF AFRICA 



hunting and who ridiculed the idea of having a mosquito- 

 proof tent, a proper bed and bedstead, emergency rations, 

 etc. He was going to do without such " unnecessary " 

 things, would rough it instead, and so with " less trouble " 

 and in shorter time bag all the game he wanted. But he 

 landed worn out and sick in the Nairobi hospital a few 

 weeks later, and had to return home without the coveted 

 trophies. Another young man, a German baron, made 

 the opposite mistake of taking so many really unnecessary 

 things, including whole boxes of beer and wine, that he 

 was greatly hampered thereby, and thus also failed to 

 attain what he had set out to accomplish within the limits 

 of his time. 



The outfit should, therefore, include only the things 

 really useful and exclude everything that civilized man 

 can dispense with without in any way depriving himself 

 of what is absolutely necessary for his health, pleasure, 

 and success. For the true big-game hunter does not go 

 into the wilderness to live sumptuously but to enjoy a 

 complete rest and change from the products of " over- 

 civilization " and the whirl and rush of business, to have 

 a chance to study wild animal life, and experience a 

 certain amount of hardships in obtaining his coveted 

 trophies, the memory of which in after years will belong 

 to the happiest moments of his life. 



To those who intend to go out to Africa for the sake 

 of photography and big-game shooting, but who as yet 

 have had no experience in tropical countries, I here ven- 

 ture to give a few hints which may be useful to follow: 



I. The tent is one of the most important parts of the 

 outfit and should for East Africa, where all of the outfit 



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