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Notes oil South African Hunting. 
Clothes. 
little known, and the scarcity of water pre¬ 
cludes the feasibility of an ordinary hunting trip 
being made there. Namaqualand, Damara- 
land, and Ovampoland, especially the northern 
parts of the latter, contain large quantities of 
game; but they also are comparatively unusual 
hunting grounds, 
I therefore propose to deal only with the 
three first-named countries. 
Notes on Out-fit, &c. 
On leaving London it is necessary to take 
such out-fit as may be required ; as although 
everything can be got in the colony, it is, in 
my opinion, better to get everything from good 
London makers. 
As to clothes first. The best hunting 
coat is buff moleskin of medium thickness. 
This is the only substance I know of that 
will resist the South African thorns. Bedford 
cord breeches, brown leather Field ” boots, 
not too thick, and good thick flannel shirts 
make up the defences of the body. The best 
head-dress to wear is, I think undoubtedly, the 
Boer ” hat. This is a thick soft felt hat with 
a high crown and a broad brim. Some people 
