PERSONAL KIT 205 



always in the jungle, provided one has enough 

 of them. Eight pairs would not be too many 

 for a three months' shoot ; but if kept solely 

 as stalking boots three pairs would be ample. 

 The golosh, which comes on to the uppers above 

 the toes, is sufficient protection against stones 

 and hidden obstacles; but the uppers are not 

 sufficiently thick to be proof against snake bite. 

 Two pairs of ammunition boots and three pairs 

 of stalking boots should see a man comfortably 

 through a three months' shoot in any sort 

 of weather. Thick socks of the kind known 

 as Army socks should be worn. A plentiful 

 supply of handkerchiefs will be required. In the 

 rains especially, mosquitoes, sand and eye flies 

 abound, and attack one vigorously as soon as one 

 sits down for a meal. The best way of keeping 

 these pests at bay is to spread a handkerchief 

 over the head underneath the hat. If these 

 handkerchiefs are of khaki or fawn colour they 

 can be worn as described while tracking without 

 fear of alarming game, which might be the case 

 if a white handkerchief were displayed in the 

 same way. A small towel with a dry flannel 

 shirt and a pair of socks wrapped up in it should 

 also be carried. When compelled to wait for 

 two or three hours in the middle of the day, to 

 let the animal you are after commence to feed 

 after lying up, it is very refreshing to have a 

 rub down and a change, instead of sitting in a 



