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five loops (2, 2, 2, D), to enable pegs to be put through to keep up 

 the sid-es of the bath, if they are inclined to collapse. All the 

 sewing must be done with a strong needle and spunyarn, or double 

 pack-thread ; no awl can be used, as it will cut the canvas, making 



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so many leaks, for the canvas can hardly expand euough to fill 

 them, though it will close tight around the needle holes. The 

 basin and bucket maybe similarly made; single canvas will be 

 sufficient for the former, double for the latter. 



The bath would take 6ft. by 8ft. canvas 14 



The basin would take l^ft. by 3ft 4 



The bucket would take 1ft. by 6ft 7 



Total 



So we may say, 9yds. The material costs about Is. a yard, so for 

 10s. all that will be wanted can be bought ; the thread, needles, 

 and workman's pay may be another 5s. A portable drinking cup 

 may be made from a fragment of the canvas. 



Soxes for kit should be waterproof, if possible, as heavy rains 

 are often encountered. Good mule-trunks, about 2ft. long by 1ft. 

 wide, and 15in. high, are suitable, owing to their size being that of 

 a comfortable load for a coolie ; they are rather expensive, so it is 

 cheaper to buy yak-dhans (leather-covered boxes). The chief con- 

 venience of both these pattern boxes is the lid ; it does not open at 

 the back on hinges, but about three inches from the back, on the 



