The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-03

watched till he got to sleep and then
she got strips of muslin and bound his
toes down to the soles of his feet pend
Ing them over as much as possible. When
he got awake, he said, My heavens !!
What's the matter with my feet" She
told him that the doctor had told her
the last thing before he left that she
must not let him get his common toes
straight. When he heard that he said
III have my toes straight If | die for
it, and he tore the bandages off.
If you feel the need of a mental tonic
in the way of something cheering and
that will evoke a good laugh. just read
some of the yarns told by "Bobbett' In
this story, They Will serve the purpose.
THE Book of Camping and Woodcraft,'
by Horace Kephart. The Outing Pub
fishing company.
In the "Foreword in this little vol
ume which treats of outside life. the au-
thor says. MY one aim in writing this
book is to make 1t of practical service to
those who seek rest or sport in the will
derness or whose business calls them
thither'
The author treats i'm some detail the
subject of "outfitting' for camp life in
its every phrase-camps within easy reach
of town or supply posts. and those remote
from these centers. ''Woodcraft." he eX-
plains as "the art of getting along well
in the wilderness by utilizing natures
storehouse When we say that Daniel
Boone, for example. was a good woods
man. we mean that he could confidently
enter an unmapped wilderness with no
outfit but what was carried by his horse,
his canoe or on his own back, and with
the intention of protracted stay; that
he could find his way through the dense
forest without man-made marks to guide
him; that he knew the habits and proper
ties of trees and plants, and the ways
of fish and game; that he was a good
trailer and a good shot; that he could
cook wholesome meals over an open fire,
build adequate shelter against wind and
rain and keep himself warm through
the bitter nights of winter-in short that
he knew how TO utilize the gifts of ma
ture and could hide comfortably in the
wilderness without help from outside
The first chapter is on "Outfitting' for
playing hobo as the author claims the
"unregenerate call this sylvan sport.
The next rs The Sports mans Clothing,
Camp Cooking" etc. until the charm
has fully woven its spell and the reader
feels the thrill of delight that must ac-
company such experiences of life in the
open and the call of natures wild.
Beyond doubt this is an invaluable lit
tie volume to all in any way interested
in Camping and Woodcratt ana or
interest also to those who may be de-
MED these experiences since 1t is most
entertainingly written and contains a
vast fund of information.
1.-The Life of Samuel A. Mudd, edited
by his daughter Nettie Mudd.'' The
Neale Publishing company.
This volume entitled THE Life of Sam
ue A Mudd" Is made up of his letters
from Fort Jefferson, Dry Fortugas Island.
where he was imprisoned four years.
with statements from other people and
diary of John Wilkes Booth, etc, the
whole edited by Miss Mudd. There is a
preface by ID. Eldridge Monroe of the
Baltimore bar.
II will be remembered that DIR. Mudd
dressed the wounds of John Wilkes Booth
and was later arrested for completely
in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
for as a critic says: "An Infatuated and
outraged nation bounded everybody who
seemed connected with the assassin" The
story is told mainly by letters, court tes-
timony. documents, official reports and
orders. These are presented without COM
ment and are effective and adequate and
relate fully not only the four years inn
prisonment OF DR.. Mudd, but the expe-
riences of others who suffered equally
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