Telegram-herald., 1891-08-04
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woods at saranae Lake and the sweet
breath of the piny air and the sense Of
eonpanioaship had made US ali com
nunicative - no other influence can.
Yea. this is . very comfortable camp
Indeed eut is isn't Is comfortable as
my IDEAL camp would be, by . long
ehalk-"
Tell ~ about your IDEAL camp,
frzzk. said sleepy voice near the 6re-
Well" said Frank, with sii . fat
mans dehberation, IN the frat place
che tent would be very large. much
larger than this for instance Any
pleasant place would do to pitch IL; tho
nearer TO good grocery the better. II
woald have mattresses or eots- Ny
back is sore now from lying on the
ground last night" ~
That's because you were too lazy TO
pick enough hemlock boughs," said.
NY ideal camp" went on the fat
man. paying no heed to the intsrrup-
tion. would have piano"
"A piano."
"A piano and a hammock. or two or
three hammocks, il necessary. Then
there would be a telephone TO CON-
municats with tho grocery and tbs
Office"
And the brewery" interrupted
again
And the rest Of the world I would
take my wife and babies into camp
with me, and I'd have . man cook and
never move or 30 back to town until
sold weather"
This was many years ago, but don't
believe the fat man has ever yet at
tanned his ideal Indeed. when he re-
ally got q wife and baby he gave up
camping altogether. which shows how
unwike IL Is To expect too Earch in this
life. More recently Eaw ct tho canoe
exhibition in New York city little coll
lection labeled "A Veterans Camp
Outfit" which consisted of tiny ca
noe. blanket. a paddle and sheath
knife. This shows how ideals will diff
fer.
OF course. circumstances alter cases.
II the camper wants to stay in one spot
and rest and grow fat, he can convey to
that spot considerable luggage and
keep it there. i can see the possibility,
IL not the desirab;lity, OF that. But if
one would taste the joys of IN ever
changing experience, camping in dif-
fcrent spot every night, he must 60
light laden. have tramped over q
good bit of country with two or three
companions. carrying my share Of the
camp outfit on my back. and enjoyed
It immensely. A few pounds additional
weight would change enjoyment into
disgust. Better than this Is to make a
highway of some river, load ones few
belongings in light boat and set out in
quest Of strange adventures. Who
knows where we shall camp tomorrow
night, and who cares?
Young fellows roughing IL really do
not need . tent at all. Ihavc spent some
portions of moro than one rainy day
under my boat drawn up on shore and
tipped over, the edge TO leeward
propped up on . stick; and when the
night Is fair how could one ask q better
bed than the bottom of his boat, with
only the star-dotted coverlid Of the sky
over him?
An adequate outfit for any camping
scheme within reach of supplies will in
clude a tent. which may be made Of
very light cloth. Stevens tent, which
he carried across Asia on his world-en-
circling bicycle. was made of water
proof cloth and weighed only few
ounces There should b matches In
awater tight box. frying pan and
pail to boil coffee. A set Of two or three
pals Of slightly differing sizes, which
viii ''nsst" into each other, n very con-
venient. A jackknife is o necessity, .
fork forgivcable luxury; forked twig
cus from o tree will usually answer.
The blankets must be large and well
woven. but not necessarily heavy. Old
fashioned Indian point" blankets are
the best have used one which hung
up To make one side of al improvised
tent. and which turned a heavy days
rain. To guard against dampness at
such a time the tent should, of course,
be pitched upon . slight rise Of ground.
The camp cuisine presupposcs enor-
nous hunger. Fish or gAnc In season
may be standby. but on long cruise
some supplies must be carried Tin cans
contain nowadays almost oil that 10
needed. havo seen Boston professor
dancing frantically about with . can Of
baked beans In one hand and . can of
brown bread In thc other and vocifcr-
ousiy shouting that thcrc was no moro
need of women. All tho same. women
ere handy in camp. and take TO rough
iag IL more naturally than cynics would
eupposr. OF course they cnnnos cook 80
well IN camp "a men. having precon-
Seived notions and n general dislike to
shc whoiesonue amount CT dirt, ashes
and bark. But they like camping. and
then they always have pins and needles.
Some campers never bother with
Goar. but take with them an inordinste
amount Of har,itack aud pick berries for
aietetic variety Flour prepared - - TO
Ae self-rsising is handy substance 10
have in the tent Used in combination
with she berries it contains the promise
and potency Of short cake. II there Is
. cow anywhere about which can be
MIXED in an absent-minded moment,
bread and milk 10 4 practicable CON-
bipation: and a. cows feed on the far
&h~<t fringe Of civilization and browse
In the edges Of the wilderness il is more
commonly asssinsble than might be
supposed. great variety of dishes
mav be prepared in the frying psp- b'ss
almost any kind Of meat. usually frie1
in car,p for lsck Of better way, -
much better broilcd before The IRE on .
fsrLed stick There Is no objection 20
carrying for this purpose little wire
A~osir~. II dc>sn's weigh much. Tin