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on the right breast, as it would often interfere with getting the 

 rifle or gun quickly up to the shoulder. The two pockets, one 

 on each hip, should be fairly large and roomy, and should have 

 a good deep flap to keep wet and dirt out. The flap should 

 be made to button, to prevent cartridges, &c., from jumping out 

 when running ; it should, however, be made to button and un- 

 button very easily. It is a good thing to have six loops (made 

 on the same principle as a cartridge belt, but of the same material 

 as the coat), sewn to the left breast, and six or eight on to the 

 right side, for the cartridges of the two Express rifles most in use. 

 The loops on the left breast should be about on a level with the 

 first button, if the coat is worn with an open V front, or the 

 second button if worn tunic fashion, to button up at the throat ; 

 the loops on the right side should be just above the belt. They 

 are a great convenience, as, if properly made, the cartridges never 

 shake out, and are far handier than when carried in the pocket, 

 and the stalker is much more independent of his gun-bearers 

 who carry spare ammunition. The under part of the sleeve, 

 from above the elbow to the wrist, should be covered with 

 some kind of soft leather, as a protection against thorns, &c., 

 when crawling up to game. The shoulders should also be 

 protected by leather pads. Knickerbocker breeches made 

 with plenty of room above the knees are perhaps more comfort- 

 able than anything else. They should be faced with soft leather, 

 extending from the knee to half -way up the thigh, and from the 

 inside to the outside seam, with an extra thickness just over 

 the knee-cap. It is a good plan to have a small pocket between 

 each pair of the front brace buttons to carry a watch and compass 

 in. These should be made waterproof, to prevent perspiration 

 injuring their contents. Excellent clothes can be had either at 

 Mombasa or Zanzibar, and are far cheaper than at home. It 

 is as well, however, to have one suit made in England, as a 

 pattern, for the Goanese tailors are poor hands at making from 

 measurements, though they can turn out first-rate work from a 

 pattern. All under-garments should be of flannel, a mixture 

 of flannel and cotton, or flannel and silk. Woollen stockings 



