New-York tribune., 1900-07-08
A CAMPING PARTY.
WOMEN WHO ARE "RoUGHING IT. IN
THE CATSKILLS.

The march Of civilization has not succeeded in
wholly eradicating the old racial love for the soil
Mother Nature still has q charm for even the most
sophisticated, and there are few who do not greet
eagerly an opportunity to sleep under forest trees
with the brook singing near.
Women have fewer possibilities Of such enjoy
Inent than owing to mistaken idea Of the
latter that they not able to rough It,, conse-
Quently fathers and brothers selhshly go camping
while the girls must be content with the usual
summer boarding place
This summer daring young woman proposed
camping party all of our own, and when It LEFT
the city Monday this is the way it was arranged.
There were four girls, the mothers Of two and
sturdy boy OF fourteen, who get q
ton without expense. other than general helpful
ness,
OUTFIT FOR THE CAMP.
The camping spot selected was about a quarter of
a mile from quiet little stream in the Catskills,
and their travelling outfit comprised a large and
small tent. four hammocks, eight pairs OF dark
blankets in variety Of gay borderings, a round
camp kettle q long handled fork and spoon, wire
broier large tin coffee pot paper fibre pail.
tin dipper. q hatChet, a small sickle earthen
bean pot with cover and basket OF plain white
crockery and cheap forks. spoons. knives and table
linen That is not formidable array but is ample
for all needs.
one Of the more syoaritic members OF the party
took whole piece of mosquito netting for canopy,
but such h B & a9 f0wned @ upon TO some
taken, because two the girls and the boy elected
70 sleep on beds Of boughs, in campers fash
OF boughs and cutting frewood. The sickle was de-
signed 70. cut grass for the probably necessary
HOW TO MAKE .'sMUDGE."
Just here II may be wise 70 describe "snudge"
for the benefit Of the uninitiated There are few
sections Of the country so favored as to be wholly
free from the inCursions of the blood thirsty mos
quito. and the most available protection Is the
smudge Of damp grass. This IS where the use of
the sickle becomes evident. If anybody tried
70 cut grass with a mere knife. he remembers the
VeXatlon Of spirit attendant thereon and realizes
how almost indispensable a sickle is Having rrs
pared the grass and sprinked water over it n ex-
tremely dry, large piece Of paper or some dry bav
is ignited and the loosely piled over the blaze
until II IS nearly extnguished, leaving only volumes
OF smoke pouring out. The moment that the baza
reappears more grass must be thrown on-a process
ing il In fteen minutes boWeyeT CaeS no Is 5 attend
strQcted sInudEe viii have driven away every mos
quito and purchased peace for hour. In this con-
nection hint may be given that bottle Of oii a.
Mosquitoes object 10 It, and rarely establish HEN
seIves on the person who has anointed face and
PROTECTION FROM MOSQUITOES
The netting canopies such as were sent in grAa.
numbers TO the soldiers in Cuba during the war
are extremely popular with campers this summer
The frames are made 10 fold so that they occupy
small space The canopy is hung 10 the branch Of
a tree and falls all around the hammock beneath
which it may be drawn together by a cord It is
equally useful by day and by night.
the necessity for loosenlng the pegs to sacken the
rope in rain, because shrtnks the rope and
might demolish the tent. and If they did not uut
their camp rising ground to escape being flooded
when II raiued. II because they had not
been advised at least e score of times
Having SSta bIshed the camp, the important
consideration the camp fire. The bow dug q
hole about six inches deep nearly two feet in
diameter, banked and doored II with stones
was the oven and was made so large that q Ash
and potatoes and three other things
method Of using the is to build 1re in II
such proportions that the stones become intensely
hot, and when the blaze dies away the bers
are raked 10 the sides. and potatoes corn and
with two large, nat stones, there to stay
until cooked
HINTS ABOUT THE OVEN.
ing care there is sufficient water in the pot 10
keep them moist They should simmer in the hot
ashes about nine hours and IL good plan put
them in just before retiring for the night
For the ordinary boiling kettle the boy
rroyfded TWO stout sticks, forked the top. and
sfrefgnt one all three feet long. The forked
haff aDart with fat stones around them TO protect
them from the heat. The straight stick was TO be
through the bale Of the camp kettle The
l-@EA moi can comfortably the fiat stones at
M, Serners expect to get vegetab bles milk eggs
ar-d blItreI from 4 neighboring farmhouse-rWo or
three miles are 'neighborinY when camping out
NO., amply supplied with canned cream !
arreTgsncfes: also peanut butter The stream
I,esr vyhich they nave pitched their tents has
e-oodlv supply Of fish that, with the nam bacon
and canned delicactes prousht L1Vl UO"H' tHe'e -
no danger Of lack OF tooo.