The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-05-20
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EXPLORING MADE EASY.
Comforts and conveniences Enjoyed
by Modern Delivers In Ma
ture's Mysteries.

The explorer to-day goes out in very
different style from his predecessors Of
even 20 years ago. For one thing, all
the information that others have gath
cred and the results of their experience
are open to him, thanks, in large part,
to the Royal Geographical society. At
the London headquarters Of the So
ciety regular classes are held to train
explorers, says writer in Parsons
Magazine, and on occasion the society
lends instruments and even advances
money.
From the scientific side the society
lays stress upon the necessity Of TAX
ing instruments for astronomical OBJ
seryations and for surveying, and it
teaches the traveller how to pack them
as we'll as how to use them. 1t shows
him what to note in his diary, how to
take photographs, and how to study
"natiyes" to the best advantage. 1t
supplies him with medical information
Of the kinds that no traveller should be
without, and lastly, it is prepared TO
advise him about the choice Of furni-
ture, weapons, dwellings and food.
The first thing the explorer will
want viii be house, that's, a tent, and
he can have one arranged for transport
by wagon, cart, camel, horse, mule, ass
or porter. The tents range from the
silk affair, that weighs Is pounds and
can be worn as an overcoat, to a
marquee of canvas, 100 by 40 feet,
which camel can carry.
There are tents used in connection
with shooting-wagons, and there is the
"punt tent" which will overspread a
boat and convert IL into a complete
house of green waterproof canvas,
fitted with windows and ventiiators.
The photographer. too, has his porta-
Bile dark room fitted with ruby win
dow, yet when folded up not much
larger than a big walldng-stick.
OF course the furniture, like the tent,
must give the greatest convenience,
and vet be capable Of collapsing into
che smallest possible space. For in
stance, well-l1nown war correspond
ent has designed a bed on the concer-
tina prinsiple BY day II is valiseinto
which all kinds Of things can be packed
AT night you throw it on the ground
pull out the lattice framework, put
your mattress on and your mosquito
curtain up. and there you are.
As for stoves, thereis one that has an
oven IS feet square, and viii serve fol
mess OF 50 men; but it is in halves
capable OF being used separately, and
each can be carried on a porter's head
Tables. baths. water-buekets, htters
stretchers. chairs and many other arti
cles are al made colalpsible. For cross
Ing rivers. where even native bridges
are unknown. there are portable fold
ing boats. and there are pontoon carts
too. which can be taken from the
wheels. emptied Of their loads Of pro
visions. ammunition or what not, and
speedily turned into floating bridges.
As for compressed food, one can fnc
almost everything in this form, even e
milk in the form Of powder. Enough
food for hungry mans dinner viii n
IN a tobacco pouch and weigh only
few ounces. and the modern explorer
can feast in the wilderness on such lux
uries as truffies, oysters, caviary anc
boned .quails.