The _totos_ get nothing except food and lodging, as well as experience, which may be valuable when they grow up to be porters at ten rupees a month.

A rupee is about thirty-three cents American.

We were also required by law to provide a water bottle, blanket, and sweater for each porter, as well as uniforms and water bottles, shoes and blankets for all the other members of the party.

We also supplied twenty tents for them.
For the first day or two on _safari_ there may be little hitches and delays, but after a short time the work is reduced to a beautiful system, and camp is broken or pitched in a remarkably short time.

The porters get into the habit of carrying a certain load and so there is usually little confusion in distributing the packs.
[Photograph: At the Edge of the Athi River] [Photograph: The Totos Are Not Fastidious] Life and activity begin early in camp.