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hunting in our woods and mountains mere encumbrances. 

 I cannot enter here fully into this side of the question, 

 and can only say if you cut these figures down much, 

 you will surely be sorry for it. You had better be guided 

 by the experience of those who have lived sefari life for 

 years. Here in Africa you cannot take the happy chance 

 that every one gladly accepts in northern climates. Three 

 men to a tent means a big heavy tent, it is true, but to travel 

 with any other is to endanger your health. Your tent 

 is your home for months. Often you must eat as well as 

 sleep in it. And in all weather, even under equatorial 

 torrents, it must be dry. You may have long days of sick- 

 ness in it then it must be cool. And so on. I only 

 name the African tent as an illustration of the absolute 

 need of "doing yourself well" in everything. If you 

 cannot do this, go somewhere else than to British East 

 Africa Protectorate. 



You can count on your men costing you from 15 ru- 

 pees to 1 8 rupees a month each (15 rupees equals i or 

 $5), the difference depending on the price you must pay 

 for their potio. If you wish to travel more rapidly, you 

 will take your sefari perhaps the first stage of the way 

 by the railroad, and since you thus cover in one day what 

 it would take you several days to do marching, you will 

 find the expense comes to about the same. You will 

 find that a month away from all base of supplies is about 

 your practical limit. For remark and if you remember 

 this it will save you many tedious efforts after calculation 



each man carries sixty pounds of potio, and each eats 

 forty-five pounds each month. A porter is, therefore, 

 able to carry fifteen pounds only for you in addition to his 

 food. A sefari of one hundred porters, not including, 

 remember, gunboys, headman, tentboys, cook or syce 



can carry for a month 1,500 pounds over and above 

 their food and no more. Of course, this is all very con- 



