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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。Eachboxshou

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