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occasionally from sun-headache, when he will 

 probably find rest, starvation, and a dose of Cockle's 

 pills sufficient to remove all traces of the malady 

 before next morning. I assume that he will attend 

 to the condition of his teeth before commencing his 

 journey, though the warm climate of the Sudan does 

 not try them so severely as the cold mountain air of 

 Cashmere. Still, the mastication of an unvarying 

 diet of game is certain to test the soundness of his 

 ivory, and I hold most decidedly that, except to avoid 

 absolute disfigurement, no traveller in wild countries 

 ought to retain a doubtful tooth in his head. 



My own outfit of camp furniture was supplied by 

 T. P. Luscombe and Co., of Allahabad, and gave entire 

 satisfaction. It consisted of a folding bed of the 

 Elliot pattern, supplemented by a stretcher which 

 could be put together in thirty seconds when my 

 servants came in tired from marching. There was 

 also a folding chair of the same pattern as the bed, 

 supplemented by a folding stool. The advantage of 

 the Elliot pattern is that any stick that breaks can be 

 replaced from the nearest wood, whereas I believe 

 that the X pattern, when broken, is most difficult to 

 repair. There was a folding table of the D4 pattern, 

 which has the advantage that one's legs can be 

 stretched out underneath. There was a folding basin- 

 stand and a brass basin, with a leather cover, so that it 

 held all toilet requisites. I supplemented my iron bath 



