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He who sleeps with a forest tree for 

 Early Eising. 



his canopy, a stone for his pillow, and 



the ground for his bed, is not likely to play the 

 sluggard ; and the sportsman who means work 

 will be afoot as soon as the soft blue light of the 

 morning becomes perceptible along the eastern 

 horizon ; for he knows that his best chance of 

 falling in with large game is before the sun 

 gets up. 



The traveller should never start 



" The Stirrup 



early in the morning upon an empty 

 stomach. On the march, before leaving the 

 bivouac, he should always take a cup of coffee, 

 tea, or "something" with a biscuit or crust of 

 bread, to fortify the inner man, as the malarious 

 vapours that rise from the ground have an inju- 

 rious effect on an empty stomach. 



When milk and eggs are procurable, " Tiger's 

 milk" is not a bad concoction for resuscitating 

 nature. Recipe Beat up the yokes of six 

 eggs well, with " a modicum" or half-pint of 

 spirit (rum or brandy), three lumps of sugar, a 

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