Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-06-01

the value or a lie IN the open all ana
are proving for themselves what even a
few weeks of roughing out OF
doors will do. The complete change Of
habit aids the fresh air to get iii its
good work and it is not necessary for
the tired tOiler to take long and costly
trip in order to make total variety in
the habits of daily life Farmers wives
have found out that there is benefit to
be derived from leaving home for a few
days and camping down at some place
few miles from the farm. Busy cit.
workers who cannot afford them to Jakt
themselves and their families to distant
rural spots have discovered that tent
or cabin within short ride Of town,
near enough for the business men to 60
back and forth to work on their wheels,
is not to be dispised as a means Of get
ting the change that every one should
have in the course of the year.
Perhaps men have more of the native
wood dweller in their composition than
women, but they never seem to have
much difficulty in adapting themselves
to the lack of home conveniences and
comforts during camping out period
Possibly this is because they have less
of the work of the purveying to do.
Children, too, enjoy this sort of life and
are never happier than when enduring
some small priyatiOn that makes them
feel that they are leading a truly wild
existence.
The average woman does not take
quite so kindly to the unconventional
camp life,-fcr obvious reasons. She is
usually more a creature Of habits than
the man and she takes her pleasures in
an orthodox fashion. Yet it is a good
thing for her to be shaken out of her
even if she does not become so enthusi-
astic over camping out as do her
children and husband she can hardly
fail to get real benefit from it.
There are many ways in which the
camp may be made comfortable for the
seekers for health and change who can
not indulge themselves in the luxuries
Of those Adirondack campers who supply
their rustic dwellings with brass beds
and porcelain tubs. That sort of thing
is not camping at all, in the real sense
OF the word, much as it may appeal to
the lovers of the flesh pots. The day
has gone by when camp must of
necessity be tent. A tent has it's adj
Vantages, but it also possesses draw
backs. In hot weather it is very hot,
even although it cools quickly at night.
In wet weather it is not always water
proof, and is chilly. Men and boys are
usually satisfied with it, but woman
owns to preference for some kind Of a
shanty or shack when she goes camping.
Whether it be under canvas or beneath
u more substantial roof, the main thing
to make sure of in planning for a camp
is that the beds shall be comfortable.
Happily.a fair bed is easily achieved
A camp c0t,-tWO lengths Of wood with
breath of canvas between and folding
legs beneath, makes bed not to be des-
pissed, especially when rug or quilt
or comfortable is laid upon it. Such a
bed as this can be shifted from place to
place, but the same result may be
achieved with less bother Of transporta-
ton by driving into the ground four
posts, corresponding with the four cor
ners of the bed, fastening strips from
one OF these to the other so as to form a
hollow square and to these strips secur-
ing stout canvas. Ii one is within reach
of evergreens in abundance, cross
strips of wood may be fastened to the
length wise strips Of the bed frame and
boughs of spruce or basalm or hemlock
arranged on these for a mattress. The
old style of making bed Of boughs on
the ground left much to be desired.
In wet weather, even with a ditch cut
around the tent, some dampness was
sure to make itself felt Likewise
crawling things found it very easy to
get into the green mattress.
The coverings for such a bed should
be dark blankets blankets are warmer
and lighter than confortables, and
there should be enough of them
Cold nights are not unknown even in
Summer and II one lies awake and
shivers during the dark hours
there is not much good won from
the camping out experiment. Let nc
woman be delLded into believing she
can be really comfortable sleeping ON a
rubber pillow. This may do for a
foundation. but for genuine comfort she
will need a pillow of feathers or down
When a man camper wishes to wash
he takes plunge in the nearest body OF
water. A woman must plead for a
wash basin If she can afford herself
the luxury of rubber tub she is in