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A CAMP ON TIE osAGE.

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John P. Ardinger.. Wnverly
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"A CAMP ON THE Usage.
OK THE Usage, June-'sS.
EDITOR INTERNATIONALLY dear flienu
The nretty weather that I wrote you Oh my
first letter was not of long duration, anu VIC
bova aimee then had rain after rain. n COLI
s,ouent tn camp has been a little lrksome'
hut between showers we have mana2eo "
crowd in a good deal of sport.
AN A~PosTRoPHE TO SLEEP.
our t;mei is spent in fishing, hunting PAD
ain, o,r wav up and down the river, ana III
.n occas;onal glorious sail when there Is
anonob wind. In camp we anus ourselves
..;th . mack of cards which begins to LOOK
like our old euchre deck used 10 oo
long ago. after we had played q nunufe
Games a day or so with it fora montn OF t"o,
18th a backgammon and checker board; q
s,een,ne. Yes; and such sleepingi E1ercse
ia recommended to produce an appetipe' ire'n
dir makes a man raNenously hungry, ooo' Jul
tho two combined in great big doses are Ger
tsinly the grandest of soporincs. insomnia
hos never much troubled me. but tnere is
aleen and sleep. The sleep at home user "
no more or less filed with dreams 81 late
market reports, bulling and bearing No.. =
that excitement Of speculation winch ".k
an American business man burn tne 'an'e
If bis life at both ends. But here, M tni'
oloriops fresh air without q suspicion OF lac
+orv smoke or limestone dust, win tne
muscles d~eliciously wearied but the Drain un-
taxed, sleep is q grand physical luxury II
.bsolntelv makes q man feel good all over as
he realizes that it is gradually stealing s'eA'-
inc over him. with thorough and genuine
comfort. Then, . man can sleep 80 oi'eu
10 long. At home six, or at most seven noa
ont of the twenty-four, and these somewhat
curtailed at both ends by thoughts OF Dusi-
ress. was the rule. Here / really believe l
could sleep ten or twelve hours, and enjoy H.
too. This is the kind of recreation that the
needs. Instead of rushing'ou In
summer to some fashionable watering place.
to mingle with the, crowd. to hear the endiess
talk about money, dress aud fashion, especial-
" the never ending money, money money
the brain-wearied lawyer, merchant OF eoi'oi
would do far better to seek some quiet place
in the woods beside q pretty stream, away
from the telegraph, the newspaper ana Tue
world. One week of such rest as TINS ls
worth more in renovated.ti tissue than . whoie
season of Saratoga or Cape May. Every per
sistent brain worker needs q let-up Of the sort
once a year, and if he would take It ne Wouiu
not oply do more and better work between
Christmases, but he would add to the NUMBER
Of his years.
A CRUISING CANOE.
have said something once or twice ABOUT
our canoe, and no doubt your sporting friends
will like to make q closer acquaintance Win
It. To me the Cora, that is her name, Is a
constant study, a thing of beauty and OF Joy.
It will be hard for me to balance up the
amount Of pleasure I have had on this trip
when in the future leone to weigh the merits
of some of the noble bass I have caught
against the pleasures of the canoe. You must
know that the canoes Of the civilized man.
such Us are made by Rushton, Kane, sprague
or a half dozen other makers, are as much
superior to the dug out or birch of the abor-
iginee as the roller mill ofday, with all its
patented accessories, is superior to the print
tive mortar and pestle. The Indian canoe
was either an awkwardly followed out log
or a frail affair constructed from bark, both
! open from end to end and therefore no sea
boats, and so cranky that the greatest care
was necessary to keep them right side up.
They were poor psddlers and not at all
adapted to sailing. They were convenient
enough for crossing q river or q lake, Or for q
few hours use where no distances were to be
made, but for long cruises Of hundreds
of miles such as are now made by
scores of gentlemen every year in all parts OF
the world, they were comparatively worth
less. The perfection of q cruising canoe IS :
little craft about. IA feet long and % inches
beam amidships, in which one man is captain
crew and passengers all in me-. In which he
can paddle himself along 4 to 5 miles an houi
with ease, or sail ten or twelve before a gooo
breeze, or very nearly as much within q very
few points OF the wind. A boat, in fine
which is perfect on smooth water, and Which
from its peculiar construction Is q much bet
ter sea boat than most crafts of three or foul
times its tonnage. A good canoe, well hand
led, will weather q gale nthe broadest Of oul
bays, and several have without accident OIL
breezy days, crossed the great lakes. A
cruising canoe should be 30 made that it
captain may sleep in it, at the same time tina
when ready for travel it Is decked entirel.
over. It should not weigh more than sixt!
pounds, as when portages are to be mad
that is as much weight as its crew will car
to carry for any distance. 1t should be swif
under sail as well as under paddle, and s
modelled as to have all the stability hat it
size will admit of. As constructed now b.
all makers conoes are unsuitable, having ws
ter-tight compartments at each end which
the event of q capsize will sustain the weigh
Of the captain and the cargo. It should b
amidships even if increased in length, 8
whenever it is made much wider it loses i
characteristic as a canoe and runs into til
sail or row boat model. 1t should always b
propelled by paddle, never by oars. Paddlin
8 easy and graceful, while rowing is just IL
,everse. Beside, with the paddle the cancel
aces in the direction that he travels, which
n many ways an advantage, saving him
;reat deal of labor by enabling him
,ursue a more direct course, al
living him much more enjoyment
NC bCCuGAy GuAOu6A WAACh AS poooOos
veil constructed and equipped canoe, pro
rly provisioned, and with its INV cove
r tent, to go over the captains person
light, when it is hauled up on shore al
aade snug, is q miniature yacht, in which
wner can live for months with comfort, al
nth none of the annoyances and heavy e.
enses which yacht owners on q larger sea
ave from sailing masters and stewards. z
an fill up with commissary stores once
'eek or SO if he does not fish or hunt, lie
ften if he does, and if making a down strea
lip can travel many hundreds of mil
trough beautiful scenery with very little e;
:tion. But here ! instead Of telling you abo
lie Cora I have gone of into a long dissertati
q canoeing in general. I may, howeye
spermitted to say, that this grand and glo
IS sport, the king Of out-door-sports,I thin
hecomino mora and mora nonu1ar in I