FOR THE HIMALAYAS. 



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A Measuring Tape should be 6ft. long ; those nickel self-winding 

 ones are the best and handiest. They take up little room. 



The Luncheon Tin should be about 7in. or Sin. long, 4in. wide, 

 and 2in. deep. Any small box will do, but this size will carry a 

 good deal of bread and cheese, or sandwiches, if the sportsman has 

 a cook who can make bread. 



A Flask of Britannia metal does not excite the cupidity of a 

 native as much as one of silver or electro-plate, so is more suitable. 



Pipe and Tobacco may be just what you like, but a tin cover on 

 the pipe is useful, as the wind soon blows fine, mild tobacco about. 



Axe. In addition to the cartridge bag and its contents, the 

 shikarie should be given a small American-pattern axe to carry ; it 

 is most useful. It should be of steel, weighing J to lib. in the head, 



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helved with a short handle of beech, 12in. long. With this little 

 tool one can break up large game, get the neck severed from the 

 body, break up the latter, clear the joints at the knees and hocks ; 



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Space or 

 Loop for Belt 



Lace 



and it is always handy to cut sticks (should you lose your alpen- 

 stock you can soon get another from the trees below), to clear a 

 path, or cut steps on steep slippery snow and ice, split up pegs for 



