The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-02
ALLAB0UT CAMPING OUT.
HOW IT IS DONE AND HOW 1T
OUGHT TO BE DONE.
The Fat Mans Ideal of Camp Com
tort-Too Much Bread-Hints of
Camp Cookery-Tent Life as Medi-
cine-Women in Camp.

Camp COOkery-Ient Lie as Madi-
cine-Women in Camp.
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SARAvAC LAKE, Aug. 1.-''Yes," said the
fat man at about II p. m, when the fire
and the Pickering shadows in the dark
depths Of the woods and the sweet breath
of the piny air and the sense of companion
ship had made us all communicative, as no
influence can. Eyes, this is a very com
Portable camp. indeed, but it isn't as COM
Portable as my ideal camp would be by a
long chalk"
Tell us about your ideal camp, Frank
said a sleepy voice near the fire.
well, said Frank, with all a fat mans
elaboration. "in the first place, the tent
would be very large, much larger than this,
for instance. Any pleasant place would do
to pitch it, the nearer to a good grocery the
better. 1t would have mattresses or cots.
Ny back is sore now from lying on the
ground last night"
That's because you were too ladV to pick
enough hemlock boughs, | said.
MY ideal camp" went on the fat man,
paying no heed to the Interruption, would
have piano"
IA pianoW
IA piano and hammock or two or three
hammocks. if necessary. Then there would
be q telephone to communicate with the
grocery and the Office"
And the brewery interrupted again.
And the rest of the world. | would take
my wife and babies into camp with me, and
ii have a man cook and never move or 20
back to town until cold weather."
That was many years ago, but don't be-
leve the fat man has ever yet attained his
IDEAL Indeed, when he really got wife
and baby he gave up camping altogether,
which shows how unwise it is to expect too
much in this life. More recently | saw at
the canoe exhibition in New York city a
little collection labelled "a Veterans Camp
Outfit" which consisted of a tiny canoe, a
blanket, paddle and sheath knife. Thi,
shows how ideals will differ.
OF course, circumstances alter cases. If
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
| can see the possibility, if not the desira-
bility, Of that. But if one would taste the
joys OF an ever-changing experience, camp
ing in a different spot every night. he must
80 light laden. have tramped over good
bit of country, with two or three compan-
ions, carrying my share Of the camp outfit
on my back, and enjoyed it immensely A
few pounds additional weight would change
enjoyment to disgust Better than this is
to make highway Of some river, load ones
few belongings in a light boat and set out
IN quest or strange adventures. Who knows
where we shall camp Tomorrow night, and
who cares
Young fellows roughing il really do not
need tent at ali. have spent some nor
tons of more than one rainy day uader NV
boat drawn up on shore and tipped over
the edge TO leaWard dropped up on a stick:
and when the night is fair how could one
ask better bed than the bottom of his
boat, with only the star dotted coverIid of
the sky over him!
An adequate outfit for any camping
scheme within reach Of supplies will include
tent. which may be made of very light
cloth. Stevens tent, which he carried
across Asia on his world-encircling bicycle.
was made of water proof cloth and weighed
Ony few OUNCES There should be matches
in a water-tight box, frying pan and g pail
to boil coffee A SET of two or three nails
Of 6lightly differing sizes. which viii "res.n
into each other, is very convenient A Jack
knife Is a necessity, q fork a fo-piyeable
luxury, forked twig cut from a tree will
usually answer. The blankets must be large
aud well woven, but not necessarily heavy
Old-fashioned Indian point blankets are
the best. | have used one whioh hung up
TO make one side of al improvised tent and
whlcd turned heavy days rain. To guard
agains- dampness at such time the tent
should, of course, be pitched upon a slight
rise of ground.
The camp cuisine presupposes enormous
hunger. Fish or game in season may be
standby, but on long cruise some SUD-
plies must be carried. Tin cans contain
nowadays almost all that is needed. 1 have
seen Boston professor dancing franticaily
about with can of baked beans in one
hand a1d a can of brown bread in the other
and vociferously shouting that there was no
more need of women. All the same, women
are handy III camp, and take to rough
ing it more naturally than cyuics would
suppose. Of course. they cannot cook 80
well In camp as men, having preconceived
notions and general dislike TO the whole
some amount of dirt, ashes and bark. But
they Ike camping, and then they always
have pins and needles.
Some campers never bother with -four,
out take with them an inordinate amount
Of bareback and pick berries for dietetic
variety. Flour prepared so as to be self
ralslug Is handy substance to have in the
Tent. Used in com 5ination with the berries
IL contains the promise and potency of
suortcake. ii there is a COW anywhere
toout which can be MIXED in an absent
minded moment. bread and milk is a prac-
tcaole combination; and. as cows feed on
the farrhest fringe of civilization and
browse IN the edges of the wilderness, it is
more commonly attainable than might be
supposed. A great variety of dishes NAV
prepared in the irving pan. bit almost
any Kind OF meat, usually fried in camp for
i'CN OF better way, is much better broiled
oeIore the fire on a forked stick. There is
n, objection to carrying for this purpose a
T!e'i5 wire broller; it doesn't weigh much
m ia cups for drinking should have handles
.aveIt telescoplug cups are often recon-
,, ~ but II he gentle reader ever tries
" uIthK hot coffee out of one and first
. WI Us MS myers and next allows the thing
coHapse and spill the coffee over his knee,
~ wiz appreciate the force Of the sugEes-
'C VI mat they be severely let alone.
O. Coffee is the campers breakfast standby
cy1ieuo", although this beverage is, of
c cou5se, utterly uujustlfable under ordinary
Gu natllons, 1t seems to make itself felt in
Ganp lea Is useless except for the CON
~ ,i L Tea toDers. Anything with alcohol
80 II may be taken if desired, but should
o Us carefully poured out upon the
fish. - 'no river IL might XIII the
CRU 1uu, apFopos Of alcohol: l knew a very
ea n'9 ana ana olous man once who was going
r;p.lg ana Entrusted 60 q iocular ac-
ftbaa.uVAAce the responsibility of ordering
befo-a ~ SONS. Next morning, few hours
VIZ telephone ~ ~
Car hsl5o' Hello" he said get away there.
procerI.' or pll-Hello, JONES' Is that
w. order Of yours all rightp
the mr.; came back Jones' voice, through
all rigbt W aud buzzing of the phone. ITS
1,.o', said the grocer t'aren,t VIM afraid