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CENTRAL AFRICAN GAME AND ITS SPOOR. 



Common soap, for washing clothes. 



Tobacco. 



Candles. 



Tooth powder. 



Spools for camera. 



Matches. 



String. 



Seccotine, for sticking in animal's teeth. 



Clothes, etc. 

 Two strong flannel shirts (large to allow for 



shrinkage). 

 Two khaki-coloured shirts (shoulder pads if worn 



without coat). 

 Two white tennis shirts. 

 Four thin merino vests. 

 Two shooting coats — shoulder pads, big pockets, 



and cartridge loops. 

 One double Terai hat — drab, not light coloured. 

 Two pairs thick khaki or gaberdine cut shorts, side 



and hip pockets. 

 One pair trousers. 

 Two pair putties or thin gaiters. 

 Four pairs canvas shoes, thick rubber soles for hill 



work. 

 Three pairs boots with aluminium nails. 

 One pair slippers for camp. 

 Four khaki-coloured silk scarves. 

 Two dozen pairs socks. 

 One great coat. 

 One waterproof cape. 

 Two pairs pyjamas. 

 Three towels. 

 One dozen handkerchiefs. 

 One sponge. 

 Two tooth brushes. 

 One nail scissors. 

 Housewife. 

 Blotting book, ink pot, .stationery, notebooks, 



pencils. 

 Hair brush and metal comb. 

 Metal soap dish. 



Medicines. 

 One small chest containing : 



Quinine, five grains each tabloid. 

 Phenacetin, five grains each tabloid. 

 Iodoform. 



One small chest containing — contd. : 

 Boracic acid. 

 Chlorodyne. 



Eau-de-Suez, for toothache. 

 Carter's little liver pills. 

 Corrosive sublimate tabloids. 

 Potassium permanganate. 

 Opium pills. 

 Scissors. 

 Forceps. 

 Four safety pins. 

 One bandage. 

 Lint. 



Boracic wool. 

 Oil silk. 



Clinical thermometer. 

 Stick of caustic. 

 Plaster, self adhesive. 

 Plaster, court. 

 Gut and needles. 

 Hypodermic syringe. 

 Morphine and atrophine. 

 One field dressing. 

 One tin cuticura ointment. 

 Two spare bottles quinine (sugar coated). 

 One bottle brandy (best). 



Food Stores. 



It is cheaper to bring these from home, but, if it is 

 a case of leaving them behind to follow after him, the 

 sportsman will save several months' delay by buying 

 them locally before leaving the last station he 

 touches at. 



He will know best himself what he will require, 

 but it is quite possible to get along on native 

 produce with a few additions such as : — Sugar, tea, 

 coffee, cocoa, salt, sauce, and condiments. 



The above list would be quite sufficient for a 

 year's trip. We have only mentioned actual 

 necessities, as it is generally more convenient to 

 travel light. 



Superfluous stores of ammunition, food, and 

 clothes can be left at some station to be sent for as 

 required. 



This saves the cost of unnecessary carriage, and 

 also the trouble of looking after things not urgently 

 needed. 



