Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-16
LUXURY FOR CAMPERS
Comforts to Be Had by Lovers
of Nature.
ARMoHATRs COMMON ARTICLES.

Pine BOu&h Beds Tn1n8B OF FaSt'
| Dirt Floors Succeeded by White
CanVas-POrtnble Ice Chests n Fea-
ture-An Ideal CIock-NOveI Cook
ing Apparatus.
| LuXuries usually are not looked for In
the tent of the camper. but they are TO
! be had. says the Chicago Post. Yes, IL
! you have the cash and the energy you
can live like Il king even in the vast
! wilderness. The dirt floor has given
way to the white canvas, fastened
down with ring and staple, and pine
booths have been succeeded by hanging
berths of striped ticking, in which are
mattress and pillow.
Instead of the old fashioned table set
tings OF hotel china and dim tinware
the owner of the camp now sends up a
camping or picnic case of table fittings,
compactly slowed in u wicker case.
These are fitted out to serve from six
| to twenty-four persons and contain
plates, knives and forks, two sizes of
| spoons, a mustard set, salt and pepper
shakers. sugar bowl. carving platters
in nickel and china, butter jar, servers
| for made dishes, cups with hinged
naulIeS anu StNeTul sizes Oh uuShS
The last, with the butter jar, are COW
cred with wicker. The cups with fold
ing handles are of metal, but elnbO-
rate sets are also shown in the old fash
toned English blue ware.
Portable ice chests are regarded as
absolutely essential. They come in oak
and enameled tin, bound in nickel, are
about three feet long, two feet wide
and from three to four feet high and
stand on rollers. Next to the ice is a
compartment for water, and this Is sup
piled with Al faucet.
A smaller ice box, shaped not unlike
large stein. is useful for one day
trips. 1t is hollow cylinder of heavy
| tinware, holding glass jar two inches
smaller in diameter than the tin case.
| If the liquid to be chilled is carried in
the jar the space between jar and tin
case Is packed with ice. If ice for
drinking water is to be carried in the
| jar then nothing is packed between
glass and tin cylinder, and the current
of cold air thus formed prevents the
ice melting in the jar
The ideal clock for campers lodge
is one that swings from the wall. but
occupies not more than by inches OF
wall space. The face of the clock is
little more than two inches in diameter.
but is covered by n convex glass which
magnifies the figures on the dial until
they can be seen clearly ut long range
These clocks come in leather mount
| ings of all colOrs. In some OF them the
| figures on the dial are magnified until
they seem an inch or more in size, but
| they can be seen only when the camper
looks squarely at the clock face. View
ed from the side they become invisible.
When there are women in the party
an afternoon tea equipment is almost
essential. This is little hamper, sup
piled with n wicker dish. for crackers;
teapot. kettle and alcohol stand and
burner combined; Il butter jar, knives,
spoons and frinEed napkins, cups and
a sugar bowl, also wicker covered
The newest thing in cooking appa-
ratus is a combination stove that would
make the homemaker in a Harlem fiat
sit up and take notice. On one small
cooker can be boiled at once eggs and
coffee, while on lower tier bacon or
chops can be broiled. And the whole
thing is not more than foot high.
The frame is of nickel or brass, and
at the base is an alcohol lamp with n
flame surface OF two and one-half inch
es. Above this is the perforated broil-
err and on the next tier is Il deep kettle
or cooker. Fitted into this is a folding
tray with three holes for eggs TO be
set In endwisc. This compartment is
filled with water, and dipping deep into
it is a cylinder with a fine wire net
SottOm like the inside Of French drip
soffeepOt. This is suspended from the
cover and holds the coffee.
The eggs are literally boiled In the
coffee. and the two cook in about the
same time.
Armchairs are no longer Injuries I'm
camp. but common articles. These
follow the general lines Of n campstOol,
and the back and arms and legs fold
up into a snug. compact square box.