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AFRICAN GAME ANIMALS 
comments, however; as, for example, in his unsparing con¬ 
demnation of “shorts,” which leave the knees bare. Per¬ 
sonally, we do not use these. Kermit Roosevelt always 
used them, and in our judgment they are the best leg gear 
for those with tough enough skins to stand them. It must 
be remembered that East African hunting is based on the 
rather luxurious standards of India. Unquestionably, the 
country is not such as to permit men to rough it as in the 
Rocky Mountains and the north woods, and a safari for 
scientific purposes necessarily carries much equipment; but 
it is well to keep in mind that there is a tendency toward 
overelaboration of outfit in East Africa as in India. 
As for weapons, we, personally, believe in a heavy 
double-barrelled cordite, such as the English .450-calibre 
and .400-calibre modern rifles, for buffalo, rhinoceros, and 
elephant. The ordinary weapon to be used for nine-tenths 
of the game should be a first-class small-bore repeater of 
not more than .300 calibre. These two types of rifles are 
all that are necessary, and, at a pinch, the latter will serve 
all purposes. But the heavy gun should be used by those 
who intend regularly to hunt the different kinds of heavy, 
dangerous game; and if lion and leopard are to be hunted, 
it would be well to have an intermediate repeating rifle of 
about .350 to .405 calibre. This will not carry such long 
distances as the small calibre, but it is better for stopping 
purposes, and is yet very handy. We emphatically believe 
in a repeater for use against the big cats. 
From a zoological or museum standpoint the whole suc¬ 
cess of a shooting expedition hinges upon the successful 
preservation of the trophies secured by the hunters. It is 
