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rubbed into the corner of your eye, may bring a severe 
inflammation. The men’s eyes and skin are often badly 
inflamed from this cause, and they are much tougher, in such 
matters, than we are. 
When you are on elevated plateaus, such as Laikipia, 
or Nzoia, you will find no insect life, to trouble you much; 
but when you descend or are hunting the country nearer 
Nairobi, or near the Athi, Theka, or Tana rivers, or, if you 
visit the fine hunting country near Megardi, and pass toward 
the German line, you must prepare yourself carefully, to 
ward off poisonous insects, of several kinds. In these 
lands never wear slippers in the evening or morning, and 
under no circumstances permit your men to place your 
tent; or ‘theirs, if- you can help it, on the site of old 
encampments. 
Jigger fleas abound, and the jigger is a terror! He is 
so tiny, it is hard to see him, and even when he has taken up 
his home and established his family in your toe, his only 
mark is an infinitesimal speck on the skin, spite of the horrid 
irritation, you cannot see anything. At last a small red 
spot appears, and, if your tentboy is skilful, he will cut a 
splinter of hardwood, and root at your foot, till he shows 
you, beneath that red spot, a sack the size of a marrowfat 
pea. This he carefully removes, not on any account break- 
ing it, or causing the opening to bleed, see it put in the 
fire, not thrown on the ground, and rub some disinfectant 
in. This is not, I fear, a pleasant description, nor is the 
job any pleasanter, but it must be done, and done thor- 
oughly, or you may find yourself unable to walk for weeks. 
Wear long, light, mosquito canvas, boots, round camp of an 
evening. You can get them at any outfitters in London, 
or at the Citadel Stores, Cairo, where, by the way, you will 
find, if you are introduced, an admirable assortment of 
camping fixtures, more complete and quite as cheap, as 
anywhere in London. 
