HEAD GEAR. 17 



the first time I had occasion to use it, I found 

 it so stuck together, that it was torn into shreds 

 before I could open it out. 



The best covering for the head in 

 Head-Gear. 



tropical climates is pith " solar topee" 



or helmet, such as old Sir Charles Napier and 

 Sir Colin Campbell used to wear ; or when that 

 is not obtainable, an Elwood's ventilating air- 

 chamber hat, covered with white calico, is a good 

 substitute. Christy, of Gracechurch Street, also 

 manufactures a capital hat for withstanding the 

 rays of the sun, which my experience leads me to 

 believe is almost perfect. 



A leather hunting-cap, 

 with peaks before and 

 behind, is the best protec- 

 tion to the head for large 

 game-shooting in dense 

 forests. The front peak preserves the eyes from 

 glare and the face from thorns, and the one be- 

 hind prevents anything from falling down the 

 back of the neck. I had a movable white linen 

 I 



