He
ought, therefore, to have his important clothes laid handy, so that he
can get into them at once in the dark.
[Illustration: A ZULU PILLOW.]
On service, of course, a Scout sleeps with shoes on, so that he can
turn out at any moment.
I remember on one occasion some of my men gave up obeying this rule,
and thought it more comfortable to take their boots off.
So one night I had the alarm given that the enemy were near, and
ordered the men to double out at once to a spot a short distance
outside the camp.
The ground was covered with prickly grass and camel-thorn. How those
fellows hopped and skipped to get to the place. But they took care not
to go to bed barefooted again.
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HUT BUILDING.
In places where you can get the use of a wood for your camp, it saves
the cost of a tent if you can make yourself a hut.
The important point in making a hut is to thatch it so closely and
well with heather, straw, or twigs of fir, etc., that it is
watertight.
The double lean-to, already described, makes the simplest form of
hut--and if you like to make it more roomy, you can dig out the floor
a couple of feet.
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