Bottles——Allwineorliquorbottlesshouldhavethenecksdippedinbottle-waxthickly。Metalliccapsuleswillbebittenthroughandthecorksdestroyedbycockroaches。
Milk——CrosseandBlackwell’s”liquidcream”isexcellent。ThatoftheAnglo-SwissCompanywasgoodatthecommencement，butitdidnotkeepsweetaftertwoyears。
ShoesandBoots——Shoesarebetterthanlacedboots，asthelattergivemuchtrouble。Thesolesshouldnotbetoothick，andshouldbestuddedwithsharpnails。Twopairsoflong，brownleatherbootstoreachabovethekneeareusefulforriding。Allshoesshouldbekeptinlightcanvasbags，tightlytiedatthemouthtoprotectthemfrominsects。
DryStores——Shouldallbehermeticallysealed，andgreatcareshouldbeobservedinsolderingthetincases——Thisisfrequentlyneglected，andtheresultofcarelesssolderingisruintoallbiscuits，flour，sago，macaroni，&c。
Ammunition——AllcartridgesshouldbetakenfromEnglandloaded；andforprivateusetheyshouldbehermeticallysealedinboxescontainingonehundredeachifsmall，orfiftyiflarge。
Fivehundredsnidercartridges，inteakboxeslinedwithsolderedtin，weigh64lbs。each，andcanbecarriedonthejourneybyonenative。
CasksofwoodareunsuitedforAfricantravel；smallbeetlesperforatethem。Galvanizedironflattenedkegsareusefulforcarryingwaterthroughthedesert。Forcamelswhichcarryfourcaskstheyshouldcontaintengallonseach；formules，eightgallons。
Plates，&c——Allplates，cups，saucers，dishes，&c。，shouldbeenamelledonmetal。
Saucepans，kettles，&——shouldbecopper。
Drinkingcupsshouldbesilver，tocontainonepintormore，andtofitintoeachother。
Atankardwithaverystronghingetothelidisinvaluabletokeepoutflies，buttheservantswillprobablywrenchthelidoff。
Boxes——Donotattempttosparemoneyinboxes。Theyshouldbeofthestoutestblocktin，orofcopper，wellpainted。Tradesmenareapttodoyouinthehinges。
Allboxesshouldlockwithbrasslocks。Shunpadlocks。Amaster-keyshouldopenallyourboxes，evenshouldyouhaveathousand。Eachboxshouldhaveapiercedmetallabelslungwithwireuponeachironhandle。
Paintednumbersquicklywearout。
Myboxesmeasuredtwenty-twoincheslong，twelveinchesdeep，fourteenbroad。Thesewerequiteinvaluablethroughouttheexpedition。
Gunsandriflesmustdependuponindividualtastes。Neverpossesssuchanantiquatedaffairasamuzzle-loader。
Hollowbulletsarequiteuselessforthick-skinnedanimals。IlikeNo。
10rifles，withchamberstocontainacartridgewithtendrachmsNo。6
powder。Suchariflemustweighfifteenpoundstoshootaccurately。
Axes——Allaxes，picks，hoes，&c。，shouldhaveOVALholes，butNEARLY
circular，toreceivethehandles。Nativeswillbreakanycivilizedmethodoffitting。
Everysoldiershouldcarryaverysmall，long-bladed，butnarrowhatchetofsoftsteel。
Feathers——Preserveallfeathersofgame，takingcaretostripthemfromthestems，formakingpillows。
Thelargeswing-feathersofgeese，bustards，&c。，makedusting-brushes，fans，quilltoothpicks&c。
Hale’srockets——Thosewhichexplodeareinvaluable。Sixandthree-poundersarelargeenough，andarehandytocarry。
Norton’spumpswereofnouseexceptinsandyorgravellysoil，andtheydidnotequalmyexpectations。
Bluelightsarequiteinvaluableiffittedwithpercussioncaps。Theyshouldbepackedinastrongtinbox，withpartitionstocontainadozen；tobeplacednearyourbedatnight。
Lamps——Shouldburneitheroilorcandles。
Burningglassesareveryusefulifreallygood。Theinnerbarkofthefig-tree，wellbeatenanddriedinthesun，makesexcellenttinder。
Mosquitogaitersorstockingsshouldbewide，ofverysoftleather，todrawoverthefootandlegquiteuptothethighjoint。Theseareagreatcomfortwhensittingduringtheevening。
Tannedgoods——Alltents，awnings，sails，nets，lines，&c。，shouldbetanned，topreservetheminAfricanclimates。
Books——Alljournalsandnote-booksshouldbetintedpaper，topreservetheeyesfromtheglare，whichisverytryingwhenwritingintheopenairuponwhitepaper。
Seeds——Shouldbesimplypackedinbrownpaperparcelssewnupincanvas，andshouldneverbehermeticallysealed。
Blood——Whenmeatisscarcedonotwastetheblood。Cleanoutthelargeintestineofananimaliffarfromcamp。Thiswillcontainaconsiderablequantity，andcanbeeasilysecuredbyaligatureateachend。
Fishcanbepreservedwithoutsalt，bysmoke。Theyshouldbesplitdownthebacknotthebellyfromheadtotail，andbesmokeduponaframeworkofsticksimmediatelywhencaught。Fourforkedsticks，drivenintothegroundasuprightstosupporttwoparallelpoles，crossedwithbarswillformaframeworkaboutthreefeethigh；thefireisbeneath。
Allfishandfleshisthuspreservedbythenativeswhenhunting。
Salt——Whenefflorescentonthesurfaceofthesoil，scrapewithaspoonorshell，andcollectitwithaslittlesandaspossible。Cutaholetwoinchessquareinthebottomofalargeearthenpot，covertheholewithalittlestraw，thenfillthepotwiththesaltandsand。Pourwaterslowlyoverthis，andallowittofilterintoareceiverbelow。Boiltheproductuntilthewaterhasevaporated，thenspreadthewetsaltuponaclothtodryinthesun。
Potash——Ifyouhavenosalt，treatwoodashesorthoseofgrassinthesameway。
Oil——Allseedsornutsthatwillproduceoilshouldbefirstroastedlikecoffee，thengroundfineuponaflatstone，andboiledwithwater。
Theoilthenrisestothesurface，andisskimmedoff。Unlessthenutsorseedsareroasted，theboilingwaterwillnotextracttheoil。
Crutches——Tomakeimpromptucrutchestoassistwoundedmenuponamarch，selectstraightbranchesthatgrowwithafork。Cutthemtothelengthrequired，andlashasmallpieceofwoodacrossthefork。This，ifwoundwithrag，willfitbeneaththearm，andmakeagoodcrutch。
InthismannerIbroughtmywoundedmenalongonthemarchfromMasindi。
Tamarinds——Wheneverpossible，collectthisvaluablefruit。Takeofftheshell，andpressthetamarindsintolumpsofabouttwopounds。Theywillkeepinthissimpleformformanymonths，andareinvaluableincasesoffever-coolingwhendrunkcold，andsudorificwhentakenhot。Iftakeninquantity，theyareaperient。
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