d country averaged 148 yards, with
a maximum of 311.

APPENDIX IV. THE AMERICAN IN AFRICA

IN WHICH HE APPEARS AS DIFFERENT FROM THE ENGLISHMAN

It is always interesting to play the other fellow's game his way, and
then, in light of experience, to see wherein our way and his way modify
each other.

The above proposition here refers to camping. We do considerable of it
in our country, especially in our North and West. After we have been
at it for some time, we evolve a method of our own. The basis of that
method is to do without; to GO LIGHT. At first even the best of us will
carry too much plunder, but ten years of philosophy and rainstorms,
trails and trials, will bring us to an irreducible minimum. A party of
three will get along with two pack horses, say; or, on a harder trip,
each will carry the necessities on his own back. To take just as little
as is consistent with comfort is to play the game skilfully. Any article
must pay in use for its transportation.

With this ideal deeply ingrained by the test of experience, the American
camper is appalled by the caravan his British cousins consider necessary
for a trip into the African back country. His said cousin has, perhaps,
very kindly offered to have his outfit ready for him when he arrives.
He does arrive to find from one hundred to one hundred and fifty men
gathered as his personal attendants.

"Great Scot!" he cries, "I want to go camping; I don't want to invade
anybody's territory. Why the army?"

He discovers that these are porters, to carry his effects.

"What effects?" he demands, bewildered. As far as he knows, he has
two guns, some ammunition, and a black tin box, bought in London, and
half-filled with extra clothes, a few medicines, a thermometer, and
some little personal knick-knacks. He has been wondering what else he
is going to put in to keep things from rattling about. Of course he
expected besides these to take along a little plain grub, and some
blankets, and a frying pan and kettle or so.

The English friend has known several Americans, so he explains
patiently.

"I know this seems foolish to you," he says, "but you must remember you
are under the equator and you must do things differently here. As long
as you keep fit you are safe; but if you get run down a bit you'll go.
You've got to do yourself well, down here, rather better than you have
to in any other climate. You need all the comfort you can get; and you
want to save yours