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aches, &c.), “ Omum Kapoor' 5 (for colic), “ Jwara Hari ” (for fever), Croton Oil (for 
sunstroke), Powell’s Balsam of Aniseed (for coughs), Bunter’s Nervine (for tooth¬ 
ache). Quinine (in pills or powder), good brandy, a measure glass, scales and 
weights, antiseptic lint, bandages, carbolised wool, sticking plaster, a thermo¬ 
meter, a pair of scissors, a lancet, a pair of tweezers, a caustic pencil and a 
packet of safety pins, needles and wire for stitching wounds, Higginson’s 
syringe, Esmarch’s elastic ring and twister, pair of forceps, hypodermic 
syringe and latest remedies for snake bite. 
Useful Articles .—Binoculars or telescope, a pocket compass, glare goggles, 
whistle, pocket shikar knife and hunting knife, notebook, diary, stationery, 
maps, string, wire, a “ house-wife” containing, needles, cotton, pins, etc., tin- 
opener, cork-screw, burning glass, toilet-paper, twine, matches, in bottle or air¬ 
tight tins, Neat’s-foot oil for boots, “ Orite, 5 ' and Rangoon oil for guns, together 
with a good supply of jute waste or coir and gun rags, which will be found 
useful as packing for crockery and bottles, a spring weighing machine, and 
measuring tape. A camera is useful. 
Coolies' Loads. —Twelve loads, about 50 lbs. each, should be ample for a two 
months’ camp in the Himalayas, including everything. All the loads should 
be one mans loads, as things cannot be carried safely over bad ground when 
slung on poles between two or more men. 
