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total weight was 72 lbs., which was usually carried 

 by one porter who was greatly above the average 

 in strength. 



The Salisbury stool is not a success in practice, 

 but something about the same size is very useful. 

 A deck chair is really a necessity. 



I have to thank Sir Robert Edgecumbe for the 

 useful tip for mosquitoes shown on the enclosed 

 sketch. It is, I think, best to wait till one arrives 



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Fig. 49. — Mosquito ' Curtain. 



at the coast before sewing the netting together in 

 such a form as will be most convenient. 



Map-making is a subject which would require 

 a chapter to itself. I am neither qualified nor 

 disposed to write about it. I only give the 

 following hint. Do not do too much, and do not 

 make it on a large scale unless you have great 

 experience and are thoroughly trained. I person- 

 ally found the plane-table a nuisance, as it takes 



