St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-25
CAMPING ouTFlTa

CAMPING oUTFIT&
Complete sad Csavsalsat Xlss ~ 0psses.
Dss sad Csaosases.
A well-known dealer in sporting.
goods in lower Broadway. in CONVERSE
ton with . reporter. remarked: 1T
Is surprising how every year the NUM-
Der Of people who pass their vacations
In camping-out increases. Naturally.
winter is not the season when people
60 to the country. but ut the same time
We sell very large quantity Of goods
70 Florida tourists. As the number OF
sportsmen and campers-0ut has grUwn
larger. moro and more perempt0ry has
been the demand upon us for complete
and compact camping outfits Now.
astonishing IS it may seem. there has
never been any thing OF the kind made
in this country which begins to ap-
proach the right mark. The three re-
quisite qualities OF q good camping
outfit are compactness. lightness and
durability. have secured this
and other cities to secure the
kind of goods I wanted. but in vain.
No American manufacturer makes q
speciality Of that class of work. nor
could ! get it done to order at any
reasonable price. Finally l deter
mined to 60 to London and see what I
could do there. After hunting all
over that city l discovered . manu-
facturer who could mako exactly what
l wanted. In consequence have now
stock Of goods for campers-out and
canoeists such as has never before been
offered for sale In New York"
The dealer then showed to the re-
porter varied assortment OF outfits.
First, there was q row of wicker bas-
kets. 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 or 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 are
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
euameled iron ware. and a platter OF
the same material Next to it is .
in which are snIgly
packed two quart bottles. covered with
fine wicker-work. and closed with
corks which have metal tops. No
metal. however. is allowed to touch the
which thus can be kept fresh
and sweet In tho .wo middle COM
partments are three deep dishes Of
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 q wicker
case. and boxes and bottles. similarly
protected. for spices. etc. Tho last
is an ice-b0x. made OF
Britannia ware. in which fresh pro-
visions can be kept There is also q
separate tin box for fish. This outfit
Is the largest we keep. and costs $50.
We have them though Of all sizes. down
70 that for one person. the price Of
which is $3.50.
do you mean to say that nothing OF
his kind has been for sale before?"
vas asked.
That's exactly what / do mean
Zen or fifteen years ago there was alb
no demand for such things,
md it is only recently that We havo
'elt compelled TO keep them in stock.
Why. even in this dull season We arc
'elling one outfit day on an average
Besides the style Of outfit have just
'hown to you. VIC have two others
The first is much like the mess kit
lsed by officers in the British army.
{ is made Of zinc and Is round. Tho
argest size. fifteen inches by twelve,
an outfit for four persons
The cover . deep and can be used for
making soup or stews in. The re-
eptaclc proper. which contains vari-
'us utensils. including. frying-pan
md stew-pan. places for coffee,
ugar, salt and butter. knives. forks. |
'lates, and spoons. and q sheet-iron
tOve, can, when unpacked. be utilized
or a water-pail. All Of the ware is Of
iron, and the plates. when
'acked. fit exactly into the stew-pan.
he handle of which. as also that OF
he frying-pan, is hinged SO that it can
'e turned over. The prices Of this
tyle Of outfit range from t28 TO Is. and
he weight Of the largest size is but
ighteen pounds. About the neatess
'utfit We have Is the one We have got
On up for canoeists. The case is Of
lack enameled tin. oblong in shape.
en- inches by nine. 1t contains . COM
letc set Of cooking utensils. including
n alcohol stove. for two persons. and
Iill fill long felt want IN. Y. Post
Photographs Of the Sun.
MIR. j. G. Loan explains how q