Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-07-17

always have smoke in your eyes and a
| short temper
The making Of 4 comfortable camn
bed is not d very difficult matter, the
great trouble being that it is usually
considered finished ut about the point
where it is inst begun.
Green leaves and "mountar feath-
| ers' are usually deceitful in appear
| ance, so that what looks to be a good
soft bed will develop low places and
bumps of every size and shape when
you try to sleep on it.
There is just one way to make Il
comfortable camp bed: have the men
cut a couple of arm-loads OF slender
straight poles the size Of your finger:
lay these side by side very evenly on
the ground 20 be covered by the bed.
They should be laid about an inch
apart ard then another layer laii
crosswise on top of them in the same
manner. You can have two or mora
layers; the more you use the better
your bed will be, because these poles
make your spring mattress.
When this mattress is done see that
leaves and very small :wi2s are evenly
piled on top of it until they are three
feet or more in depth.
Over these spread an Cilcd muslin
sheet and then spread your blankets on
top of the sheet. which should be made
long. like a double blanket, so that it
can be pulled up over the blankets and
used for your bedspread.
This oiled muslin sheet IS q very i'm
| OOrtant mart Of vo11r outfit EccanSo
keeps the dampness from coming up
from the ground and il is also water
proof and wind PROOF. and therefore
warm when pulled over the Blankets.
You can make 1t easily by simply
buying four yards OF unbleachod
doub!e-width sheeting, henming it up
dis you would Il sheet ani then having
it oiled with linseed oil, which should
be rubbed into the cloth by hand and
not painted on with a brush.
Cleaning camp dishes is che of the
bug" boos of camp life, yet it is Il very
simple process. l turn this job over 20
my husband. who takes the dirty.
greasy frying-pans ana ctkcr conkin:
utensils down to the creek. where there
is plenty of moss ami sondy mud and
there. with Eis pipe {, light. he sit.
CoNp!acently down on Il convenient
rock and begins by throwing Il handful
Of nlud into the frylng-yan. Then he
dips up Il little bit Of water and with Il
handful of moss proceeds to scour ana
rinse alternately on every dirty disl
until the camp culinary furniture
shines like IL brand new Pin.
| used to be Skeptical about tn"
cleanliness Of this process, but it will
certainly scour Il frying-Dan that has
had grease burned in it until ii is as
bright as new; so it is really better
than SOAP and warm wafer. and my
experience has been that mel. do no.
really object to dish washing i'll camp
provided they arc askcI % do it ana
thcn taught how.
Staying at homo is largely habit. ana
new h@bits are easily formed If one
goes about it right. About al that one
needs is some one to point cut the part
ing of the ways. and when ono starts
in on any thing new there is usually
enough novelty about ii 70 furnish an
ecNuse for going on.
The beauty of the wilderness is found
in its quiet pcacefuine:s, its freedom
from restraint and from the require
mcnts of modern social usages
There is a calm serenity, /, strength
and restful solidity about the wilder
ness. even IN it's most bo.stc:Ous moods.
that Quiets tired ncrvcs ard builds up
worn humanity as nothing else will.
This is one of the strongest rgumcnts
why women should take to the woods
and every woman will gladly become 4
pilgrim after she finds out, as / have,
what a gOdsend the wilderness can b.
to those who understand how to go
back to first principles aud live for .
time the wholesome primitive life.