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at intervals a man can go a considerable time without 

 real food. When water is come across, wash out the 

 mouth only and avoid drinking any ; merely washing 

 out the mouth and wetting the lips greatly allays 

 thirst. 



If a man is really done up and has been without 

 food for a considerable time, great care must be 

 taken in administering only very small quantities to 

 begin with. 



Long periods can be gone through without any- 

 thing to eat, but in a tropical country death soon 

 ensues through lack of water, and this has been 

 known to occur in twenty-four hours, though some 

 men have gone for much longer periods and com- 

 pletely recovered in a day or so ; but these are gene- 

 rally the men that are experienced and hardened, 

 and have trained themselves to doing a whole day 

 in the heat without a drop passing their lips. 



Principal Ills. — Touches of fever, chills, and 

 irregularities of the system are perhaps the principal 

 indispositions that the hunter will have to contend 

 with both for himself and men, besides cuts and sores 

 caused by thorns, or other scratches, bad feet of the 

 carriers, sore backs and swollen legs of the animals, 

 and insect or snake bites. 



Medical Knowledge. — Not every man can be a 

 doctor, but the majority can pick up in a short time 

 enough useful knowledge to be able to treat success- 

 fully the minor mishaps on an expedition. If more 



