CHAPTER VIII. 



HINTS TO TRAVELLERS. 



The Advantages of Travel An Even Temper required The Cus- 

 toms of a Country generally the Beat to Adopt On the Ad- 

 vantages of Knowing the Language of the Country Early 

 Eising The Stirrup Cup Tiger's Milk Claret Cup Beef 

 Tea Striking Camp Malarious Districts Water Boiling 

 and Filtration To Find Water Well-sinking Signs of 

 Water Watering Cattle Hard and Soft Water Summer 

 Beverages Servants and Followers The Watchfire Hints 

 in Cases of Illness Fever Dysentery. 



MUCH of a traveller's comfort depends upon 

 himself, and the best way of getting on is, by 

 never anticipating difficulties, and making the 

 best of them when they come. Many of the 

 inconveniences and privations of " camp life " 

 may be avoided or, at any rate, mitigated by 

 forethought and timely precaution, which is only 

 inculcated by experience; but the charms of a 



