[56] I.e. a “wise man,” elder, or petty chief.
[57] These stores should be sewn up in small bags, each to contain a fortnight’s supply.
[58] The stony nature of much of the country renders these necessary.
[59] There are two kinds of pad saddles used by Arab coolies in Aden, a large one for the baggage camel and a smaller and neater one for the fast camel. Neither have stirrups, as an Arab coolie presses his feet into the groove of the camel’s neck, a very comfortable way of riding.
[60] These rates are what would be given to men highly skilled at their duties; the great thing to avoid is spoiling the market for other travellers.
[61] A disadvantage of the Arab camel is that until it has been a few months in Somáliland it may not settle down to its new climatic conditions and change of food.
[62] It must be remembered that there are generally more sporting parties than lions near the coast, and the game is being driven farther and farther towards the distant interior every year; so it is necessary to go to unexplored tribes to get good sport.