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One punch and die. 
The foregoing lot of supplies were ordered 
through Newland, Tarlton and Company’s agent 
at 166 Piccadilly, London, and were ready when we 
reached London. 
Medicines and Surgical Equipment 
It is well to provide a good store of medicines 
and some instruments, even though, as in our case, 
we had little occasion to use any of it. One of the 
Burroughs and Wellcome medicine cases “for East 
Africa” is compact and well selected. In addition 
there should be plenty of zinc oxide adhesive plas¬ 
ter, some bandages and some hypodermic syringes 
for use in case of wounds which might lead to blood 
poisoning. In our first experience with lions we al¬ 
ways went prepared for wounds of this sort, but 
later we took no precautions whatever and fortu¬ 
nately had no occasion for heroic measures. At the 
same time, it is far wiser always to be prepared. 
We were also well supplied with tick medicines, 
but in spite of the fact that we encountered mil¬ 
lions of ticks, they gave us no concern and no tick 
preventatives were used. Quinine and calomel are 
essentials and may be bought in Nairobi. 
Rifles 
It is important that each hunter include in his 
battery one heavy double-barreled cordite rifle for 
use at close quarters where a shocking impact is 
desirable. Each of our party had a .475 Jeffery, 
