200 WHERE TO FIND WATER. 



whereas, under the present regime, when our 

 army takes " the field." ten soldiers die of these 

 diseases to one killed in action ; and this state of 

 things is likely to continue, until " the Press " 

 takes up the matter, and forces our inert officials 

 to look a little better after the welfare of our 

 gallant defenders. 



T Fi a Travellers are sometimes put to great 



straits for want of water, whilst ex- 

 ploring the arid wastes of Africa, and other thinly 

 inhabited flat countries, where rain seldom falls, 

 and every explorer should accustom himself to 

 read the signs that indicate the presence of water. 



In a flat country, water may generally be found 

 by digging wells in the beds of rivers, taking care 

 to select the spot just below the junction of a tri- 

 butary, and also paying attention to the formation 

 and appearance of the sand, as it often indicates 

 the line along which the stream last flowed by a 

 winding undulation. 



In the bends of a river, deep holes are often 

 formed by the force of the current, where water 



