CHAPTER XVI. 



NOTES ON TROPICAL TRAVEL. 



Hints on travel — Food supplies — Bathing — Medicines — Modes of travel- 

 ling — Shelter — Resting-places — Barter — Articles for exchange — 

 Arms in a wild land — Products of the island — Prospects of 

 Borneo. 



The traveller who finds himself for the first time ia a 

 wild tropical country devoid of roads, railways, horses, 

 bridges, hotels, and Europeans, may be excused if he feels 

 a httle anxious when called upon to make an expedition 

 which will require several weeks to accomplish on foot, 

 and during which time nearly all necessaries must be 

 carried by the party en route. A party of say twenty 

 natives wiU require a clear head to manage it rightly, and 

 it is only by maintaining a system that the thing can be 

 conveniently done. The main points to be considered 

 may be tabulated thus : — 



Health is best preserved by regular habits, taking care 

 to avoid chills by wearing flannel next to the skin, and 



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