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is a waste of money to buy expensive " skinning knives," for cheap " French 

 cooks' knives '' are all you need. Take four of them and get sheaths made; 

 it may happen that you will some day have several skins to take off ■, and 

 anyhow, it is desirable to set all hands at a skin when you are eager 

 to push on, or night is near. Two candle-lanterns will be needed, 

 one for the cook, the other to come out to meet you if benighted. 

 Also a pair of small open candlesticks for use in your tent ; glass shades are 

 not needed. Oil is a dirty thing to carry ; besides, you can accurately estimate 

 your expenditure of candles. One a day will be a liberal calculation for 

 your candlesticks ; and one in two days for the cook's lantern. In addition 

 to the " tiffin basket," which will stay in the tent, you will need a 

 tiffin bag. This is a most important item. Make a strong bag, like a knap- 

 sack, or a game bag, with a flap to strap over ; size 18"xl5"x5", of strong 

 Willesden or water-proof tan canvas, short webbing sling. This will accompany 

 you on the hill every day, and will contain (1) a small drab Wigan 

 water-proof sheet, 72" x 36", (2) a "sweater"; one needs something dry to 

 lie on during the daily halt, as well as something warm to wear then, 

 and the sweater dispenses with the unwieldy ulster. These two things 

 are most essential. The bag should also contain (3) a sandwich box 

 (biscuit tin), (4) flask and cup, (5) a book to read ; pocket diary and pencil. 

 At times too (6) the map (Sheet 46, South West Section, Indian Atlas, 4 miles 

 to inch, obtainable from the Officer in charge, Map Department, Survey of 

 India, Calcutta, by V.P.P.); (7) two skinning knives, (8) extra cartridges, 

 (9) spare pipe or cheroot case, and matches, (10) piece of cord, (11) 

 tweed cap, (12) gloves. All these things will go in the tiffin bag, and 

 it will be found more portable than a basket, besides being convertible 

 into a pillow by filling it with grass during the noontide siesta under 

 some shady cliff or pine tree. There is a sufficient map of Chamba, with 

 notes on the best nullahs, in Tyacke's Sportsman" 1 s Manual, again to be 

 referred to. You will need a good telescope (Stewart's " Lord Bury 11 for 

 instance) and pair of binoculars for stalking, a hunting clasp-knife, with 

 corkscrew, &c. The tiffin cooly will also carry your kodak, umbrella, 

 and tea bottle. Silver's vulcanite bottle is the best ; but any quart bottle, 

 covered with felt and khaki by a dirzi, and with webbing or leather sling, will 

 do. There are many delicious rills and springs in the Ghamba hills,and your 

 pocket cup will often come in useful, but a bottle of tea will also be needed. 

 Your shikari will carry the rifle, a knife and the telescope; the binoculars 

 you should have yourself . The chota shikari will take the tiffin cooly r s load 

 when the latter has to shoulder a gooral, or anything of that sort. 



Your bedding will consist of a roll of four single blankets. It is a good 

 plan to sew the blankets together along one side and at the foot, for camp beds 

 are narrow and there is no mattress to tuck the blankets in under. You may 

 then get under the top, second, or third blanket, as you please, and will not 



