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in such a way that, if the porters are at hand, 

 you can start the day after landing at your desti- 

 nation. 



It is, I think, a very great mistake to leave 

 anything in the nature of packing or purchase for 

 such places as Zanzibar or Mombasa. It means, 

 amongst other things, a delay on an unhealthy 

 and feverish coast which may have grave conse- 

 quences to health. The price of everything is 

 higher, and any special thing that you want is 

 sure not to exist in the place at that time. 



Of course the important thing above all others 

 is the question of health. Unless the Europeans 

 preserve their full vigour of mind and body, the 

 object of the expedition will certainly not be 

 attained and the lives of the porters will probably 

 be sacrificed. 



My own experience is that marches should, if 

 possible, be kept to four hours a day. Start in 

 the very early morning as soon as it is light 

 enough to see the road, but, before starting, take 

 as substantial a breakfast as you can possibly 

 manage. That is, if there are no eggs or cold 

 meat at hand, use tinned meats or something that 

 will afford a substantial reserve for the day. Let 

 your special follower always carry a few biscuits 

 and a tin of corned beef or bully in case of 

 accidents. Starting, then, at 6 a.m., march at the 

 best speed you can for three hours ; then rest for 

 half an hour, if possible near a stream, and then 



