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have to go into camp, no hardship even 

 in hot weather. Personally I think the tent 

 life is not the least delightful part of " Shikar '' 

 in India, and it is wholesome. Moreover, 

 I am somewhat of a Spartan about tents, 

 and prefer an equipment which is easy to 

 move. The officer's Cabul tent is a very 

 good one, and light — eighty pounds — and it 

 only costs Rs. 75. A pal for servants, a chair, 

 a table, and one of the ordinary string charpoys 

 used by poorer natives as a bed. are the other 

 necessaries. One thing I must have is sleep, 

 and all the camp beds I have ever had render 

 sleep impossible. Never, except in cases of 

 necessity, sleep on the ground, for it spells 

 fever. A bath of some kind is desirable ; I 

 have always taken the ordinary zinc baths, 

 which will hold many things, and can easily be 

 packed on camels or mules, or in ekkas. A 

 portable washstand and basin are among the 

 necessaries of life. 



Perhaps, however, the reader may be sur- 

 prised at a recommendation to one not 

 acclimatised to go hog-hunting in the hottest 

 time of the year. The chances, however, are 

 that with ordinary care and prudence the 

 sportsman will not only not suffer from the 

 heat, but will hardly feel it at all. If you 

 spend three hot seasons in India, in the first 



