452 SPORT IN THE HIGHLANDS OF KASHMIR chap. 



the sportsman be married, but not much. Besides a 

 second camp bed, there should be two tables — one to dine 

 at, and one to act as a toilet-table. The latter with us 

 was about i^ feet square, made of toon wood, and closed 

 by a hinge in the middle. This we found an excellent 

 pattern. A couple of chairs would also be needed. We 

 had two, which took to pieces, each with canvas back 

 and seat, and leather straps for arms. One was from 

 Luscombe and Co., and the other was exactly similar, but 

 made in the Government workshops at Srinagar. These 

 chairs can be used at a low table for dinner, and they are 

 comfortable to sit in afterwards. They pack into small 

 compass, and are light. I do not know anything better 

 for Kashmir, but, unfortunately, they are rather com- 

 plicated to put together. 



IV. — Stores 



The stores to be taken must necessarily vary with the 

 taste of each individual, and it is impossible for a list to 

 be made out which would suit every one. That given in 

 the Sports7Jians Vade Mecum is an admirable one, and 

 contains almost everything that is really necessary. The 

 quantities are apparently intended for a three months' 

 trip, but I will make a remark or two later on as to this. 

 Most of the articles mentioned can be obtained in 

 Srinagar, but it is unwise to rely on what can be had 

 there, as the freshness of what is got cannot be depended 

 on. The supply of provisions, especially of vegetables, 

 should be liberal. In Baltistan nothing can be bought 

 locally, except flour, atta (whole meal), sheep, kabanis 

 (dried apricots), eggs, milk, fowls, and a kind of butter 



