68 SPORT BY THE RIVEK instructed the men to cut the head from the body for the purpose of preservation ; so. in the characteristic native way of doing things backwards they proceeded to cut the body off from the head by the simple means of disraanthng the carcass and leavmg the head until last.

This perverseness of the Arab or Berben servant gives rise to sincere exasperation in tornd Africa; the following would constitute an adequate testimonial in the majority of instances : " Mustapha has been on safaria with me for three months. His is a most excellent example of the well-known characteristics of the Bcrberi servant and employers pleased with them will be delighted with Mustapha. , " He is quite strong, and too much work cannot be given him ; in fact, the best way to keep him happy and contented is to give him a great deal to do, and to see that he does it. There is no need to talk gently to him ; the most lurid command is obeyed with alacrity. , " While he has not yet the experience and knowledge of a highly trahied European valet, from whose views and methods he would probably difler radically, he has learnt something from me, and ha gratuitously received valuable advice from officers resident in the country as to his personal manners and conception of his duties.

" His knowledge of English is small.be.ng confaned to a few explicit words of which he has inteUigently and quickly grasped the meaning. He will doubt-