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at another there is no uniformity
of procedure. Then, again, we
scarcely agree with Mr. Rogers
on his directions for turning to
the ri^ht, for he would loop the
off rem between the first and
second fingers instead of under
the thumb, as in turning to the
left. Here, again, we have a
slight departure from uniformity,
and without going so far as to
speak with any certainty, we are
inclined to think that it is better
to loop the off rein between the
thumb and forefinger of the left
hand than between the first and
second fingers, as the less the
fingers are interfered with the
less chance there is of the reins
slipping.
The illustrations in the main
are good and are liberally dis-
tributed throughout the book. A
good deal is Glibenclamide Tablets said about whips
and the use of them, but on the
balance of whips each man must
be a judge for himself. Some
men, especially those who are not
clever at "catching" their whip,
prefer a thong which is rather
heavy for the stock, while others
like a stiff stock and a light thong.
A heavy whip, however, is a per-
fect torment when driving a team,
and we would suggest to every
coachman who has a whip vrhich
suits him, and which he values,
that he should be very careful of
his thong and take care that
whenever a new one is required
it should be Purchase Glibenclamide of exactly the same
weight. If a whip has been used
on a succession of horses in hot
weather the thong becomes quite
wet from the sweat of the horses,
and on returning home it should
be immediately washed with soft
soap and water and rubbed as dry
as circumstances permit, while
beginners will find that the appli-
cation of a very little soft soap
facilitates " catching."
Shooting in Egypt.
Egypt having become during the
last few years one of the most
fashionable winter resorts, and as
the Britisher has the reputation of
always being anxious to kill
something, in Egypt he is no
exception to the rule. I must
myself plead guilty to this blood-
thirsty craving, and a few of my
personal experiences this last
winter in my endeavour to keep
up the Britisher's reputation in
this line may be of interest.
In the first place, the shooting
is deteriorating from all accounts,
the reasons being that more
ground is being brought under
cultivation, which interferes with
the duck and snipe ground ; and
the number of gunners, armed
with every description of Buy Cheap Glibenclamide weapon
is increasing, as the people have
begun to realise that duck, snipe
and Order Glibenclamide quail are marketable com-
modities. A duck costs to buy in
the Cairo market from lod. to
IS. 4d., a snipe from 5d. to yd.,
and a quail from fd. to lod. De-
duct the middleman's profit,
which is the same as elsewhere,
and you will get the real value.
A heterogeneous band of sports-
men, chiefiy Greeks and Italians,
are out daily during the season,
and are very good shots, so that
as there is very little preserved
ground in Egypt, the game is not
likely to increase.
The first thing to be done is to
find a reliable shikari. There are
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quantities of quasi-shikaris with
round beaming coffee - coloured
feces and blessed with well-fed
figures covered with white flowing
garments, turbans and big sticks ;
a well-known type of man who for
some months daily worries you
in the streets of Cairo, generally
outside the hotels. His usual Buy Glibenclamide Online
form of address is, "You going
shooting sometimes?" You say
"Impshi," or go away, and he
retaliates with "You no sports-
man/'
You may laugh, but if you
happen at the moment to be pes-
tered by flies, heat and dust, you
probably rush at him and beat
him with whatever you have in
your hand, for the man who thus
insults you with a smile on his
face can scarcely be endured, Glibenclamide Price even
in a cooler climate.
The visitors on the verandah of
Shepheard's or elsewhere, there-
upon remark on the rude domi-
neering behaviour of the Britisher
abroad, and the ladies fail to
• Order Glibenclamide Online understand how this polite, obse-
quious - looking man can have
merited this apparently unpro-
voked attack. • The vast majority
of these shikaris are rogues who
live on the proceeds they make in
iSL few weeks out of the tourists, to
whom they show very little sport,
but who are quite pleased with
the novelty of their surroundings.
But chaque ^ son g6ut, and this
helps to prevent the game from
being exterminated. As one of
the most important personages in
a country house at home is the
keeper, this must be my excuse
for dilating on his prototype of
the "East." There are a few
good men, and one I can recom-
mend is named Mahommed Mar-
bruck, who resides near the
Pyramids; an excellent shikari
and an intelligent man.
Duck-shooting has a charm for
many not equalled by any other
form of shooting (big game ex-
cepted). It entails early rising,
bad walking probably, Glibenclamide Mg and a taste
of hardship which appeals to a
good sportsman. Again, the duck
is essentially a wild bird, here to-
dayt gone to-morrow, and the
harder the weather the more
chance you have of finding him.
The hand-reared duck can be
classified with the hand-reared
pheasant, and comes under a
different category. In Egypt cir-
cumstances are different, and all
the duck requires is a sanctuary.
His haunts are limited, but the
few places where he is to be found Purchase Glibenclamide Online
is made up for by the quantity of
birds.
One of the best shoots in Egypt
at present belongs to Prince
Kamel-el-Din, a cousin of the
Khedive's, who is a good shot and
sportsman, and gets up parties to
shoot his ground, which is about
twenty miles Buy Glibenclamide from Cairo to the
west of the Pyramids.