Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-05
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CAMPING OUTFITS.
Complete aud Convenient Kits for Sport
men aud Crnoeists.

/ n Mtil-hNbWn dtAltI ia
goods in lower Broadway, in converse
ton with reporter, remarked: at
is surprising how every year the num-
Dor of people who pass their vacations
in camping-out increases. Naturally,
winter is not the season when people
go to the country, but at tho same timo
we sell very large quantity of goods
to Florida tourists. As the number of
sportsmen and campers-out has grown
larger, more and more pcremptory has
been the demand upon us for complete
and compact camping outfits. Now,
astonishing as 1t may seem, there has
never been any thing of the kind mado
in this country which begins TO ap-
proach the right mark. The three re-
quisite qualities OF good camping
outfit are compactness, lightness and
durability. l have secured this
and other cities TO secure tho
kind OF goods l wanted, but in vain.
No American manufacturer makos
speciality OF that class of work, nor
could / get it done TO order ut any
reasonable price. Finally i deter
mined to go to London and sec what l
could do there. After hunting all
over that city l discovered IA manu-
facturer who could make exactly what
/ wanted. In consequence have now
stock of goods for campers-out and
canoelsts such as has never before been
20, To-, saI, In, Na,,- Xnrlr ~
The dealer then showed to the re-
porter varied assortment OF outfits.
First, there was row OF wicker bas-
kcts, of different sizes, the largest,
which contained an outfit for six per-
sons, being about three feet long and
two feet wide. "You will notice, "ex-
planned the dealer, THAT nothing has
been left unthought OF There are six
knives and forks of the best plated
ware, with bone handles, and the same
number respectively Of large and
small spoons See how nicely they arc
fitted into their places on the inside OF
the cover, which is lined with soft
leather. The basket proper, you will OBJ
serve, has five compartments. The one
at the right contains six plates, made OF
enameled iron ware, and a platter OF
the same material Next TO il is n
compartment in which are snugly
packed two quart bottles, covered with
fine wicker-work, aud closed with
corxs which have metal tops. No
metal, however, is allowed to touch tho
contents, which thus can be kept fresh
and sweet. In the two middle COM
partments are three deep dishes OF
enameled iron, with metal covers, in
which cold meats, sandwiches and
other provisions can be kept in good
condition. One OF the middle COM
partments also contains six glasses,
each OF which is protected by wicker
case, and boxes and bottles, similarly
protected, for spices. etc. The last
compartment is an ice-box. made OF
Britannia ware, In which fresh pro-
visions can DO kept There Is also q
separate tin box for fish. This outfit
is the largest we keep, and costs 500
We have them though OF all sizes, down
TO that for one person, the price OF
which is $3.50.
do you mean to say that nothing OF
this kind has been for sale beforep"
was asked.
That's exactly what l do mean.
Zen or fifteen years ago there was abb
solutely no demand for such things,
and it is only recently that we have
felt compelled to keep them in stock.
Why, even in this dull season we arc
selling one outfit day on an average.
Besides the style OF outfit have just
| shown to you, we have two others.
| The first is much like the mess kit
used by officers in the British army.
1t is made Of zinc and is round. Tho
largest size, fifteen inches by twelve,
contains an outfit for four persons.
| The cover / s deep and can be used for
making soup or stews in. The re-
ceptacle proper, which contains vari-
Gus utensils, including, frying-pan
and stew-pan, places for coffee,
sugar, salt and butter, knives, forks,
plates, and spoons, and sheet-iron
stove, can, when unpacked, be utilized
for water-pail. All of the ware is of
enameled iron, and the plates, when
packed, fit exactly into the stew-pan,
| the handle OF which, as also that OF
the frying-pan, is hinged so that it can
DO turned over. The prices of this
style OF outfit range from $2S TO s., and
the weight of the largest size is but
eighteen pounds. About the neatest
outfit we have is the one we have got
ten up for canoeists. The case is Of
black enameled tin, oblong in shape,
ten inches by nine. 1t contains COM
plete set Of cooking utensils, including
an alcohol stove, for two persons, and
will fill a long-felt want IN. Y. Post.