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when it should be compared with the head 

 beater's, or with one lent to him.) On the 

 belt, leather pouch holding ten cartridges 

 and hunting - knife. In a small waterproof 

 rucksack on the back, packet of ten 

 cartridges, rifle- wiper, food (I recommend 

 hard - boiled eggs, cheese, apples, and, of 

 course, bread and salt), spirit flask (or, if in 

 a waterless country, a bottle of cold tea). 

 To these add, in a country where rain is 

 possible, a thin waterproof cape ; in a rocky 

 country, a pair of jute-soled shoes for the 

 actual stalk ; in a strange country, a 

 compass ; if you smoke, your pipe, tobacco, 

 and matches (the last always useful) ; if you 

 contemplate sleeping out, a spare pair of 

 socks. It is almost impossible that you can 

 want all these together, but even if you do, 

 you should not feel the weight thus disposed 



