CHAP. XXVII 



MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES 



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4 skinning knives. 

 *i single blade hunting-knife. 



1 nudtiDii in parvo knife. 



2 common pocket-knives. 

 2 triangular files. 



I adze. 

 *i axe. 



1 Salter's spring balance weighing 



to 200 lbs. 



2 pairs first-class binoculars. 

 I powerful telescope. 



I pocket aneroid barometer. 



I maximum and minimum thermo- 

 meter, with horseshoe magnet, 

 in travelling case. 



I pocket sun-dial. 

 *2' water buckets. 



I best English rope, 100 feet long. 



I camp lantern to take candles. 



I pair wooden candlesticks. 



I lot English saddlery, including 

 saddle, bridle, and martingale. 



I brief bag. 



*i lui or Kashmir blanket. 



I chargal (small water-skin). 

 *i mussuk (large water-skin). 

 *i belt, with pouch, for shikari. 



I photographic camera. 



3 dozen jharans (kitchen cloths). 



1 stores box, containing tins for 



stores in use. 



2 large bath towels. 



3 small towels. 

 6 table-napkins. 



I small brandy flask. 

 *i white numdah. 

 *i mail bag. 

 *2 pair tent-pole hooks. 

 *i alpenstock. 



Pens, ink, pencils, rubber, and 

 paper (including blotting-paper). 



I Letts's Diary, No. 30, interleaved 

 with blotting-paper. 



Maps of the country to be shot over. 

 *Yakdans (mule trunks). 



Medicines. 



N.B. — Articles procurable in Kashmir are marked with an asterisk. 



A waterproof valise of some kind is essential, and 

 K. C. A. J. recommends a Wolseley valise. I have 

 never tried one, and cannot speak as to its merits. The 

 article I used was the shape and size of a roll of bed- 

 ding, made of waterproof canvas, and fastened by broad 

 leather straps. It was fairly good, but not altogether 

 satisfactory, as it was troublesome getting the bedding 

 in, and it would not always hold everything. The 

 Wolseley valises are, I believe, provided with a cork 

 mattress. This, no doubt, would be useful when sleeping 

 on the ground. K. C. A. J. recommends a resai or 

 cotton padded quilt. I had, and found very comfortable, 



