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1 load of rice, potatoes, and 



onions .... making 1 load of 30 Ib. 



2 loads of food for carriers . 2 loads of f>0 to 5.") 11). 

 1 load of 2 axes, 1 saw, rope, 



bush knives, nails, etc. . 1 load of 30 Ib. 

 1 hammock ....,, 1 load for two men. 

 1 giant sable skull and horns . 1 load of 25 Ib. 



Each of the four provision boxes contained 

 the following provisions : 



Two dozen candles, a large bottle of brandy and one of lime 

 juice, small bottles each of pepper, salt, chutney, sauce, and tablets 

 of saccharine ; 1 tin of curry powder, 2 of Quaker Oats, 8 of milk, 

 2 of coffee and milk, 2 of jam, 1 of com flour, -i of assorted tinned 

 meats, and 6' of sardines ; 1 Ib. of tea, 1 of sago, 5 each of rice and 

 sugar, 10 of Hour, 3 of lard ; and 2 do/en soup squares. 



The soup squares and tinned meats were for 

 use on the days when no game was procurable ; 

 the flour, rice, and sugar were calculated at the 

 rate of I Ib. of the former and 1 Ib. each of the 



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latter for my daily use. 



It is unwise to leave behind all the many 

 little luxuries which may make all the difference 

 in a tropical climate like Africa, where health is 

 undoubtedly affected by discomfort ; but it is 

 often impossible, in some of the out-of-the-way 

 corners of the earth, where I prefer to hunt, to 

 find enough transport for even the recognized 

 necessities of life, and for this reason my equip- 

 ment is generally organized into two sections, 

 which plan permits of its division. One section 

 consists of the minimum for emergency purposes ; 

 the other, that which is taken if transport permits. 

 My emergency kit can be carried by five people ; 

 my ordinary safari numbers t wcnty to twenty-five. 



