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Packing is important. Rice should be made up into 

 small parcels of 10 lb. each, and wrapped in waterproof 

 sheeting, as if it gets wet it soon turns sour, unless 

 spread out in the sun to dry. Oatmeal should be baked 

 in an oven, and then packed in dry bottles or tins. 

 Biscuits should be bought in 2 lb. tins. All clothes, 

 books, and other damageable articles should be enveloped 

 in waterproof sheeting. In giving the stores to the 

 carriers, put down the man's name and the stores he 

 carries in a book, so that they may be readily found 

 when wanted. Aneroids, thermometers, &c, should be 

 fitted into japanned tin cases, which may be covered with 

 leather. If tightly fitted into leather cases, they are 

 liable to become damaged, as the leather contracts on 

 becoming wet. 



Bathing. — Always bathe in the morning. Care must 

 be taken not to frequent alligator-infested streams. 

 Whenever there is any doubt, never enter a stream, but 

 bale up the water and pour it over the body. Nearly all 

 Eastern people bath in this way, and one is not so liable 

 to become inordinately chilled as by plunging into a large 

 body of cold water. Never bathe at night when tired or 

 feverish. At such times a towel-bath is sufficient if the 

 thing is really needful. Dip a towel in water, and wring 

 it partly dry, and then rub the body briskly and quickly 

 all over. The dipping and wringing process may be 

 repeated as desired, then finish with a clean dry towel. 

 A good way of securing a refreshing bath where water is 

 a long way off, or limited in quantity, is to send for some 

 in a common wine or spirit bottle, in which it is handy 

 for pouring over one's head and body, and a dry towel 

 completes the work. When in vigorous health, a good 

 douche-bath in a cool hill or mountain stream is a great 



