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return to camp in the evening. Otherwise most hunters 

 go around in their flannel or Khaki shirts. 



4. Good hoots are very essential, and should be of strong 

 but soft waterproof skin, with very heavy soles, some of 

 which should be studded with hobnails to prevent slipping 

 on the dry grass. It is also advisable to take at least one 

 pair of boots with heavy rubber soles for silent stalking 

 on hard and rocky ground. Mr. F. C. Selous, the famous 

 African elephant hunter, used such rubber-soled boots ex- 

 clusively on his last African trip and found them very 

 satisfactory. Others again, including ex-President Roose- 

 velt, do not fancy them much. Over the boots, unless they 

 reach almost up to the knee, it is good to wear either strong 

 canvas or leather leggings, or the unrivaled English put- 

 tees, which are practically both water and snake proof, and 

 can be obtained in Mombasa or Nairobi. 



5. Underclothes should be of the same kind as are 

 used at home during fall and spring. A cummerband or 

 two should not be forgotten, even if not regularly used. 

 Many people, including physicians, recommend only 

 woolen underclothes for the tropics, but I myself have 

 with great comfort and safety used ordinary cotton under- 

 clothes and linen mesh, which certainly are much cooler 

 and seem to absorb moisture better than anything else. 



6. Stockings should be of medium weight, of whatever 

 material used ; but as the extremes of heat and cold of the 

 various districts are very great, it may be wise to carry a 

 few pairs of extra heavy and also very light stockings. 



Experience has shown that for a four months' trip in 

 the jungle it is not necessary to take more than six changes 

 of underclothes, one dozen and a half pairs of socks, four 



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