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scenes of a modem drama, and may satisfactorily 

 cause the deaths of many persons to whom the 

 knowledge of their use is but imperfect, but for 

 Africa you want at least a -450 Webley, or a 

 •455 automatic Webley & Scott. With either of 

 these admirable and powerful weapons at hand 

 he would be a nerv'ous person indeed whose sleep 

 was affected by dread of night prowlers. 



We will now pass to the consideration of the 

 camp eqmpment, the proper selection of which is 

 so indispensable to comfort, and consequently 

 to the preservation of health. Tents to-day can 

 be obtained at a dozen great emporia, and there 

 is perhaps Uttle to say upon this subject on the 

 whole. I suppose most persons who have used 

 them will agree that the most satisfactory of 

 all is that excellently designed speciahty of 

 Benjamin Edgington of London Bridge. In 

 1906 this maker manufactured for me a small 

 one-man tent, the measurements of wliich were 

 7 ft. by 6 ft. 6 in. It was an ordinarv' double- 

 roofed ridge tent, but made with that regard for 

 lightness and efficiency for which Edgington 

 tents are now so well known. This, with fly, 

 poles of brass-jointed bamboo, pegs, mallet and 

 cover weighed when dry only 55 lbs., and was 

 therefore a reasonable load for one carrier. The 

 curtain was made to lace up at each comer, a 

 great advantage, which enabled admission to be 

 afforded to the breeze no matter from which 

 direction it blew. About a dozen stout hooks 

 were firmly sewn on to the walls at each side, and 

 were of immense use for hanging up all sorts of 



