2,38 THROUGH ANGOLA 



Better a fair head gained with credit than 



a record killed by chance. 

 No trophy is worth a beater's life. 

 Never risk a native where you would not 



risk yourself. 



The road is ever long to the laden carrier. 

 Though the buffalo's spoor leads forward, 



he may yet be behind you. 

 No man knows what the rhino will do, nor 



does the rhino. 

 A rhino snorts oftener than he charges, 



and charges oftener than he tosses. 

 The degree of blood on the spoor is no 



guide to the depth of the wound. 

 Treat no dangerous animal as dead, till 



killed twice over, and then approach 



him as if still aliv r e. 

 A vulture on a tree may mean a lion or 



leopard beneath it. 

 Though the mane of the lion tempt you. 



kill the lioness first, or beware her. 

 A miss to the head may fail altogether, n 



miss to the heart smash lungs or 



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shoulder. 



A brain shot, which cannot be made when 



a rhino or elephant charges, alone will 



stop the rush of lion or buffalo. 



There are four ways of travelling in Angola : 



by railway, motor-car, wagon, or with carriers. 



The train will take you in the north from Luanda 



to Mclanje, and along this line there is excellent 



shooting, especially in the country round Casua- 



lolla, or in that called N'dala N'tando, where 



