( 280 ) 
nitric acid, J oz. Mix and dissolve in a quart of warm water and keep in a 
glass bottle or jar. Clean the barrel well with a solution of caustic soda and 
remove all grease or oil. Then polish with emery cloth so as to leave an even 
bright surface and free of finger marks. Stop up the breech and muzzle with 
plugs. Then apply the mixture with a sponge or rag and expose to the air for 
24 hours, and rub off all rust with a steel scratch brush. Repeat this process 
three or four times, and finally wash in boiling water and wipe with linseed oil, 
or varnish with shellac. 
Gun covers of waterproof material are very useful when shooting in the 
Himalayas. 
Guns , to clean, and 'preserve .—Use “ Orite ” made by Messrs. P. Orr & 
Sons, Madras. It is wonderful stuff. “ Salvarol ” made by the Mars Oil Co., 
10 & 12, Milton St., London, is also good for barrels, locks and fishing reels, it 
prevents and removes rust. 
Hallal, the .—Left to themselves natives, in performing this rite, will 
usually cut an animal’s throat by slashing it from ear to ear close under the 
jaw, utterly ruining the head for mounting. A hunting knife should be 
used, and it should be plunged into the throat from one side, just at the 
junction of the neck and shoulder; if properly done, the double-edged knife 
will effectually sever veins and arteries. 
