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But, on the other hand, many, many sportsmen are both 
ignorant and unreasonable. ‘They blunder along any way, 
caring nothing for their men, knowing nothing of them; 
trusting to some intermediary, some hired hunter or ser- 
vant, to look after the wants of the sefari, no provision for 
serious sickness, no extra porters for an emergency, no 
previous arrangement about base of supplies. Their own 
“‘chop boxes” are filled, their own food certain. They seem 
to care for little else. Most of the pain and discontent 
they cause is dumb; no outcry reaches them, and so they 
pass on their way. “The hunting was good, but as to the 
natives, they are a discontented, thieving set, they are 
glad to be rid of them.”’ 
Another thing that needs looking after, from time to 
time, is the loading of the porters. Carry a spring weigh- 
ing machine, and now and then weigh the loads yourself. 
Some, otherwise good, headmen show favouritism, they 
are only human; you are your porters only protection against 
a possibly unfair discrimination. If you, yourself, see, just 
now and then, that the loads are fairly divided, there will be 
no need, whatever, for you to be constantly questioning your 
headman’s judgment, for he, as well as every man in your 
company, will recognize, that you mean to allow no favour- 
itism, and fair play will be the rule. 
When several days’ potio has been served to the sefari, 
it is always worth while to look sharply at the toto’s loads. 
This is the time when the poor little fellows are likely to 
be cruelly overloaded. If you find one in such a case, 
take off his extra burden, and put it on the man or men 
who hired him. This always has an excellent effect, and 
saves constant ‘‘koboko,” which is a mistake. See, by the 
way, when you are paying off your sefari, that the totos 
on it are paid then and there. The men disperse, in a few 
moments, they are soon lost in the bazaar. I have had to 
go to much trouble, more than once, to have a poor little 
