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(9) Don't on any account lose your temper and 

 shout. (N.B. — This is very difficult!) 



(10) Don't cut the men's ordinary rations for a 

 misdemeanour. They have got to live. 



(11) Don't be taken in by any dodge they may 

 try on. They will know you in a week, and it 

 will then stop. 



On the other hand — 



(1) Remember a savage was born a savage and 

 brought up a savage, and always will be one. He 

 has no brains. Treat him accordingly. 



(2) Decent servants will make you quite com- 

 fortable in camp after a week, when they know 

 your ways. 



(3) With a good headman, leave your caravan 

 to him. He knows his job, and fussing will do 

 harm. 



(4) Feed your caravan with meat when you 

 reasonably can, extra to their rations. 



(5) It is very little use cutting the porters their 

 pay when on trek, as it is a punishment for the 

 future, and they do not feel it at the moment 

 when it is all-important. 



(6) You will have a real good time if you treat 

 your dependants quietly and justly. It is they 

 who make your time pleasant or the reverse, 

 almost more so than good shooting. 



I have used the word " local " in the following 

 pages when describing the different kinds of 



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