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respect. The iron beds and chairs of Messrs Brown & Co. 
of Piccadilly, were admirable. The digester, very useful. 
The japanned tin cases stood the wear and tear of the 
journey to the last ; they are recommended as superior for 
travelling to trunks or portmanteaus, made of wood or 
leather. Crimean blankets, and sheets of white serge, also 
sheets of waterproof, are indispensable upon such a journey. 
The stout lacing-shoes, made by Messrs Simnett, Bishopsgate 
Street, resisted the wet even without blacking. The nest of 
block-tin cooking-pots, although in constant use, lasted for 
two years, so also did our single canvass tents. Our shep- 
herd-tartan waistcoats (both back and front of the same 
material) were so strong, that at the end of the journey 
they did not appear to have been much worn. The suits of 
flannel, though comfortable, were liable to be torn in going 
through thorny covers. 
The scientific instruments were little damaged by the 
journey, as they were always placed in the hands of trust- 
worthy porters. 
