ACROSS UNKNOWN SOUTH AMERICA 
colour photography. All articles liable to be injured by 
heat and damp were duly packed in air and water-tight 
metal cases, with outer covers of wood. Then I carried 
all the instruments necessary for anthropometric work, 
and painting materials for recording views and scenes in 
colours when the camera could not be used, as at night or 
when the daylight was insufficient. I had a complete 
supply of spades, picks, large saws, axes, and heavy- 
bladed knives (two feet long) for cutting our way 
through the forest, making roads, and constructing rafts, 
canoes, and temporary bridges. 
I carried, as usual, very little medicine — merely three 
gallons of castor oil, a few bottles of iodine, some 
formiate of quinine, strong carbolic and arsenical soaps, 
permanganate and other powerful disinfectants, caustic; 
that was about all. These medicines were mostly to be 
used, if necessary, upon my men and not upon myself. 
I had twelve of the best repeating rifles that are made, 
as well as excellent automatic pistols of the most modern 
type, and several thousand rounds of ammunition — 
chiefly soft-nosed bullets. These weapons were carried 
in order to arm my followers. Although I had several 
first-class rifles for my own use, following my usual 
custom, I never myself carried any weapons, not even a 
penknife, upon my person except when actually going 
after game. Again on this occasion as on previous jour¬ 
neys, I did not masquerade in fancy costumes, such as 
are imagined to be worn by explorers, with straps and 
buckles and patent arrangements all over. I merely wore 
a sack coat with ample pockets, over long trousers such 
as I use in town. Nor did I wear any special boots. I 
always wore comfortable clothes everywhere, and made 
no difference in my attire between the Brazilian forest 
and Piccadilly, London. When it got too hot, naturally 
I removed the coat and remained in shirt sleeves; but 
that was all the difference I ever made in my wearing 
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