GENERAL HINTS. 65 



feet one should use great care at the beginning of the trek for the first week or so, 

 soaking the feet in solution as above after the march, and soaping or greasing the 

 feet and socks before starting out. 



Plenty of Epsom salts or some strong aperient should be taken for the natives, 

 as stomachic troubles are the cause of most of their ills. 



If a case cannot be diagnosed, a dose of salt or some harmless medicine will 

 almost invariably cure the native, through sheer faith in the efficiency of the white 

 man's medicine. 



One should also have plenty of dressings for them, as they cut their feet about a 

 good deal on stones and stumps, especially during night marches. 



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