. The complete sportsman (compiled from the occassional papers of Reginald Drake Biffin). Horses. 98 THE COMPLETE SPORTSMAN fined five pink beads, and soundly flogged. Only thus can he be taught to respect those pioneers of civilization in whose path the waste places grow green and the desert blossoms like a rose. Again, it is often possible to enlist the ser- vices of native chiefs and the heads of savage. villages by presenting them with a small piece of wire. Care should, however, be taken that ];)lain wire is used for this purpose, as the attempt to ingratiate oneself with a friendly sheik


. The complete sportsman (compiled from the occassional papers of Reginald Drake Biffin). Horses. 98 THE COMPLETE SPORTSMAN fined five pink beads, and soundly flogged. Only thus can he be taught to respect those pioneers of civilization in whose path the waste places grow green and the desert blossoms like a rose. Again, it is often possible to enlist the ser- vices of native chiefs and the heads of savage. villages by presenting them with a small piece of wire. Care should, however, be taken that ];)lain wire is used for this purpose, as the attempt to ingratiate oneself with a friendly sheikh by draping a yard or two of harhed wire round his bare neck, is calculated to cause mis- understanding, and may lead to unpleasantness. In dealing with natives, it is a great advan-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Graham, Harry, 1874-1936. London : E. Arnold


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