22 SPORT IN ABYSSINIA. 



regard to preserving provisions. I cut down the 

 amount of stores as much as possible in order to 

 save transport, as, from what little experience I had 

 had of India and coolie work in that country, I knew 

 that the lighter one travels, the more comfortable one 

 is, and the farther one goes. The following is an 

 exact list of the provisions : — ■ 



1^ <lo7.. tins of cabin biscuits (Peek and Frean). 

 1 1 „ „ of German rusks. 



6 „ srtiall tins of cocoa and milk, from Lion 

 brand. 



\ doz. small bottles of currie-powder. 

 i^ „ pots of marmalade. 



\ „ tins of plum-pudding. 

 One middle piece of bacon, cut up, and hermetically 



sealed in tins. 

 I doz. tins of ox-tail soup. 



\ „ „ o{ pate de foie gras. 

 3 ,, „ of Cambridge sausages, 

 i^ „ „ of sardines. 

 Two tin-opening knives. 



14 lbs. of yellow soap, called "primrose soap." 

 8^ pint bottles of Worcester sauce. 

 6\ „ „ of Harvey's sauce. 

 28 lbs. of preserved potatoes. 



3 bottles of best French vinegar. 



