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himself well reap the benefit ? I have not much 

 sympathy with the novice. I hunted with singular 

 unsuccess myself as a beginner ; more so even 

 than now. A youngster does not expect to play 

 in first-class polo tournaments within a few months 

 of starting. The pig-sticking novice is apt to be 

 less diffident. 



Avoid weak performers in your own heat. Make 

 it up always as hot as you can. Thus shall you 

 avoid any breath of calumny. 



INTERIOR ECONOMY 



You must run your camp well, and make it 

 comfortable. Insist on absolute cleanliness. The 

 table service may be as cheap as you like, but should 

 be changed for every meal, and spotlessly clean. 

 Examine all the kitchen arrangements daily, and 

 if anything is untidy make yourself really un- 

 pleasant. Pay much attention to your cooking. 

 Have simple meals by all means : soup, joint, and 

 puddings are enough for dinner, but each course 

 should be really nourishing and good. The great 

 heat and long days take it out of a man, and he 

 requires well-cooked food. If you know nothing 

 of cooking, learn. Any lady friend of yours who 

 prides herself on her establishment, will teach you 

 gladly. How often do you get a good joint with 

 good gravy in a mess as compared with a private 

 house ? Yet your cook can do it if he knows that 

 you know, and that you are determined to have it. 

 In the cold weather you have ample game at your 

 disposal too. 



I have never seen why because I hunt pig I 

 should live like a pig. 



