THE SPORTSMAN IN SOUTH AFRICA. 



weather. For lightness, combined with great strength, nothing has 

 been found to equal the material known as Gabardine, manufactured 

 by Burberry, of Basingstoke. This substance deserves special re- 

 commendation, as one suit will generally outlast three or four made 

 of other and perhaps more expensive cloth. The underclothing 

 should be of pure wool, well shrunken, and the sleeping suits made 

 as warm as possible, as the South African winter nights are bitterly 

 cold. A tent is a luxury which, although taking up a great deal of 

 room in a wagon, will be found most convenient when camping in 

 one place for any length of time, while the possession of waterproof 

 sheets is an absolute necessity. Some of these, if first-class articles, 

 and if used with ordinary care, will generally fetch a good price in 

 the country at the termination of a trip. 



Without attempting to mention the many varied objects of 

 interest which the ordinary traveller in South Africa is certain to 

 meet with, and the never-ending pleasures obtained by the use of a 

 camera as an effective agent of record, it will be found of the greatest 

 service to the sportsman in affording him a perfect means of rapidly 

 and faithfully depicting strange experiences, sketches of animal life 

 in their natural state, and trophies of the chase as they actually fell, 

 scenes only to be observed in the depth of the wilderness far removed 

 from the haunts of men, and which, although at the moment practi- 

 cally forgotten, may perhaps in after years prove an unfailing source 

 of pleasure in recalling to the imagination the thrilling incidents 

 of a hunter's life. Portability and simplicity of manipulation are 

 very strong recommendations for the use of the kodak, and a 

 succession of views for after development may be obtained from one 

 without any actual photographic knowledge or experience whatever, 

 it generally being a very accommodating instrument indeed in the 

 hands of the raw amateur. Experience, however, has for many 

 reasons proved that it cannot always be relied upon, particularly in a 

 very hot climate; and, unfortunately, even the most perfect instru- 

 ments are at times, and for the most unaccountable reasons, liable to 

 get out of order. In referring to this one specially, it may be 

 mentioned that up to the moment of development one remains 

 entirely in the dark as to whether matters have been working in a 

 proper groove or not. After a wagon journey of hundreds of miles, 

 and perhaps of many months' careful work with a kodak on the 

 most interesting subjects, it is extremely aggravating to find, on the 

 return to civilisation and when the films are developed, that you 



