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some colonial pattern, with breastplate and crupper, 

 fitted with holsters and saddle-bags, also with straps 

 to carry a rug or great-coat behind. 



Miscellaneous. A good supply of shooting-boots, 

 as they wear out quickly ; a lot of spare nails for 

 them, as they are always getting knocked out on 

 stony ground. Personally I prefer screws to nails, 

 as they are more easily put in, and hold better. 

 Boot-trees. Hunting and skinning-knives ; for the 

 latter purpose common butcher's knives are as good 

 as any. An emery-stone in a leather sheaf ; with- 

 out this protection it is sure to get broken, and 

 probably will in spite of it. 



A hunting-whip with a loaded handle and a very 

 long and heavy lash ; the village dogs are always a 

 nuisance and often savage. 



A pair of binoculars and a big telescope ; the 

 former to search ground with, the latter to see if 

 the game, when discovered, is worth going after. 

 For this purpose a very powerful glass is necessary, 

 and saves a lot of hard work. 



Two or three dozen common web headstalls ; the 

 native article is always breaking. 



A Norwegian kid-coat, big enough to wear over 

 the ordinary one. Mackintosh and over-alls. 



A few pairs of snow-goggles. 



This finishes the list of things which we brought 

 out with us ; the rest we got in India. 



