Bottles——Allwineorliquorbottlesshouldhavethenecksdippedinbottle-waxthickly。Metalliccapsuleswillbebittenthroughandthecorksdestroyedbycockroaches。
Milk——CrosseandBlackwell’s”liquidcream”isexcellent。ThatoftheAnglo-SwissCompanywasgoodatthecommencement，butitdidnotkeepsweetaftertwoyears。
ShoesandBoots——Shoesarebetterthanlacedboots，asthelattergivemuchtrouble。Thesolesshouldnotbetoothick，andshouldbestuddedwithsharpnails。Twopairsoflong，brownleatherbootstoreachabovethekneeareusefulforriding。Allshoesshouldbekeptinlightcanvasbags，tightlytiedatthemouthtoprotectthemfrominsects。
DryStores——Shouldallbehermeticallysealed，andgreatcareshouldbeobservedinsolderingthetincases——Thisisfrequentlyneglected，andtheresultofcarelesssolderingisruintoallbiscuits，flour，sago，macaroni，&c。
Ammunition——AllcartridgesshouldbetakenfromEnglandloaded；andforprivateusetheyshouldbehermeticallysealedinboxescontainingonehundredeachifsmall，orfiftyiflarge。