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IN AFRICA 
carry in what game may later be shot by the white 
men. 
Then, lowest in the social scale, are the saises, or 
grooms. There is one for each mule or horse, of 
which we had four. The sais is always at hand to 
hold the mount and is supposed to take care of it 
after hours. 
The foregoing members of our personally con¬ 
ducted party, therefore, included: 
Head-man.1 Tent Boys. 4 
Gunbearers.4 Porters.80 
Askaris.4 Saises. 4 
Cook.1 “Totos”.20 
The head-man and the four gunbearers get sev¬ 
enty-five rupees a month, the askaris fifteen rupees, 
the cook forty rupees, the tent boys twenty and 
twenty-five rupees, depending upon experience, 
the porters ten rupees, and the saises twelve rupees. 
The totos get nothing except food and lodging, as 
well as experience, which may be valuable when 
they grow up to be porters at ten rupees a month. 
A rupee is about thirty-three cents American. 
We were also required by law to provide a water 
bottle, blanket, and sweater for each porter, as well 
as uniforms and water bottles, shoes and blankets 
for all the other members of the party. We also 
supplied twenty tents for them. 
For the first day or two on safari there may be 
little hitches and delays, but after a short time the 
work is reduced to a beautiful system, and camp is 
broken or pitched in a remarkably short time. The 
