i.'3-t THROUGH ANGOLA 



or sun when leaving camp by road, and to note 

 landmarks, the direction of the prevailing wind 

 and its effect on grass or trees, and have a sense 

 of your general direction. Even when stalking 

 or following game, these precautions should be 

 adopted whenever possible. This advice is im- 

 portant, but the novice will probably not adopt 

 it till he has been lost at least once, and has learned 

 by bitter experience the value of observation. 



As a help, it may be added that in the Southern 

 Hemisphere the sun points north at midday, the 

 Southern Cross south at night ; w r hile in the 

 Northern Hemisphere the reverse occurs as regards 

 the sun, and at night the north is towards the 

 Pole Star. 



In the open forests and undulating country of 

 Angola the chances of being lost are small, but 

 if you cannot iind your way back to camp by any 

 of these aids, you can signal to your camp by 

 lighting a grass fire, or firing shots at intervals ; 

 you may even see your camp by climbing a high 

 tree, and if you are benighted, it is wiser to stay 

 there if in lion country. 



If your local man is with you, he should take 

 you hunting from your camp at daybreak, and 

 again in the afternoon. In each case you must 

 travel upwind, if you wish to see game. If you 

 are near a village garden or a forest pool, the 

 imide should take you to look for any tracks at 



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both of these places before he leads you to the 

 forest, for all kinds of beasts come to the garden 

 or water, from the elephant to the little duiker 

 antelopes : and it may be possible to find and 



