CHAPTER II 



CLOTHING 



The first thing a man at once does on receiving 

 orders to proceed on active service, is to buy a kit 

 suitable to the country he is going to serve in, or to 

 overhaul and renovate his existing active service kit, 

 remembering that all should be practically as good 

 as new, for he never knows what work the things 

 may have to stand, or when he can replace them. 



Our young idea is about to embark for a campaign 

 with the " himage of war," and he must have a kit. 

 The questions are, therefore, what kit? how much 

 kit? 



How much kit depends on the weight allowed ; ^ 

 that is, in the "image of war" campaign, on the 

 length of the purse. 



What kit depends on many things : is it for stag- 

 hounds, fox-hounds, or harriers ? Is the mount to 

 be a young green horse, a seasoned hunter, or a 

 pony ? Is the wearer a good, bad, or indifferent 

 rider ? 



1 By the Field Service Manuals issued on June i, 1899, an 

 officer is allowed to take 35 lbs. weight of personal baggage in the 

 regimental transport wagons. 



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