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On the land we erected a stone walled laboratory 

 with tiled roof. I installed the best filters and tanks 

 I could buy. I lined the whole place with tile so that 

 I could have my boys take the hose and scrub the in- 

 side as well as out. The main house has eight rooms, 

 nmning hot and cold water in several of them ; large 

 tiled bathroom; a fine kitchen with electric light and 

 ice machine equipment, bringing it all up to date. 



The place is situated fotir miles outside of Nairobi. 

 To the south we can see Mt. Kilimanjaro with its 

 snow-covered peak springing up from the level plains. 

 To the north Mt. Kenya stands sentinel over the 

 himting preserve we know so well. Wild animals 

 come into oiu" garden every night. The house stands 

 well back from the road with an attractive drive 

 ctuving up to it through special landscape gardening 

 put in by an English expert. As we have room for 

 seven cars we can take care of a moderate sized 

 expedition coming out from America. 



We remained in Nairobi for about ten days getting 

 settled and tying up loose ends after our years of 

 dashing about the coimtry. One pleasant little 

 jaimt came when we took a trip up to the Lumbwa 

 coimtry, about one himdred seventy miles up the 

 railway toward Lake Victoria Nyanza. We had 

 heard of some very primitive natives that I had wanted 

 to see, and I was anxious to have a look aroimd 

 m that direction for my next spell of African work. 



