New-York tribune., 1908-08-29
HUNTING And CAMPING.
Some Ner Books of Experience and
Suggestion.

DID, go G- Z Putnam q Sons
CAMP AND TRAIL. Rv Stewart Edward White.
fishing Company
OUTDOOR PAsTiMEs OF An AMERICAN
HUNTER BY Theodore Roosevelt nlustrat-
Charles Scribner's Sons
THE HTNTsMAN IN THE SOUTH BY Alexan:
der Hrnter Illustrated Vol l. Virginia and
Publishing Company.
The city dWeller with the dust of the pave
nent in his nostrils and the racking urban noises
in his ears. might with reason turn TO DR.
Breck's book merely for refreshing change of
outlook If. moreover. the future should hold
for the tired man the bliss of a vacation in the
woods he could hardly find q more competent.
practical and inspiring manual Of instruction in
all camping and hunting methods for the region
named Good sense as we'll as the knowledge
gained by long experience distinguishes these
pages They alive, too, with the ardor Of
the lover Of the woods, tha: tha
prosaic chapters full of entertainment
Now, according author, the mos. heauu
fu1 the north country is Z hand The
glorious change Of the leaf is coming, the heat,
the flies and the mosquitoes departing
THE trout again in the running water and
eager for the fly. The great game animals are
no longer protected by the pinions of the law.
The wocdeocb and grouse and duck are prime
for the sportsman and the roasting spit The
frosty nights make the blood course with un-
~onted vehernence, and give the camp fire
increased fascination and solace- If you are a
hunter, Of course the autumn is your season"
And the hunter DR. BreCk provides much
pertinen. advice in his chapters on sporting
firearms, on moose, deer and caribou hunting
and on the game of the Northwest To these
added equally valuable discourses fishing and
on game birds As for the necessary outfit for
e-'s work these are discussed with full and
curate detail That among true sportsmen an
ticipa,ion is almost equal TO realization the
author points out in his notes on the delightful
occupation of collecting complete outfit. II
the amateur after reading those instructions.
does not start out with the proper equipment it
will not be his fault He is no friend TO unnec-
essa-y ha-aships IN the woods: he has even
yielded TO the comfort Of air bed:
" convinced 1 become that the most important
81 n amy e seai IF ms x s the of
guides friends who, too proud or too lazy to
SIe o creee nreee' blamed OF aT
ad ' 5eosy oasF @ rG m
ber Give man good bed and he viii do more,
. it ntS5 AND b1 of s R yong
and upon anything, just because he has schooed
non the 10 ssfs and M5n G and humps
which mako smooth place rare rare Shng N - the ne
in.o ~ the y-oods with one blanket clothes he
fse o two cooking and eating implements piece
Of fish-ine and MS rlne and IN order to match
her by his wendsmanshiP comfortable existence
IS quite justified In his Undertaking % ana nc & Plays ys
ttle time FOR ANYTHING but me scraIchinG ate , @ I0T
Tor this purpose, breathe the pure air,
hunt to 'hsh, botanic, collect. photograph. 10
the making bough bed has ceased to be any.
rather spend ha hour (and in less time no de-
cent bed can be madel in preparng the supper o., or
20 look for signs animals. or fishing the
pool rustling wood In q word II is as time
ments be looked upon
I. is Interesting 10 note that DR. Breck
CARDS the frying pan as the greatest enemy OF
the woods,nan He has never been in the woods
with q native who didn't prefer his moose meat
fried he says: 1.-The same applies to any other
food that can be got into the pan. The result
is that many a magnificent specimen OF man
hood suffers from chronic indigestion that would
kill him outright il he lived any other life than
that of the woods" Thereupon he proceeds 20
give some judcious lessons In camp cookery
lessons in which the frying pan does not too
largely figure.
Nr Stewart Edward White. in his book
travelling and camping in the wilderness. shows
the same thoroughness and good sense that are
to be found his fellow authors instructions
He too, has little patience with the man who
has a vast pride in sleeping cobbestones
in cold climate brings a single. thin blanket.
His slogan seems TO be This is good enough
for met with the unspoken conclusion. If 1t
isn't good enough for you fellows. you're pretty
soft- The queer part of 1t is he usually man
ages to bully sensible men into his point OF
view They accept his bleak camps and Volun-
tary hardships because they are ashamed TO be
less tough than he Is. and in town they are
ba shed before him when with superior, good
natured and tolerant laugh he tells the company
in glee of how you brought with you a little
nfllou case 10 stuff with moss Bootleg is good
enough for mer he cries; and every one marvcls
of his Workmanship" The author calls this
man the worse OF the two types Of tenderfoot
and declares that he has mistaken utterly the
problem Of the wilderness The Wild life. he
.dds .gs NOT 10 test how much the human frame
.sn endure-elthough that often enough hap
nena-but TO test how well the human wits,
hsck.d bv an enduring body. can answer the
,,...soa OF comfort Comfort means minimum
s,,,nnnen.. comfort means bodily The
p ek Is 10 balance to reconcile these apparently
opnosinR ideas" This reconeiling Is described
nv Mr White with admirable comprehensive
ness and lucidity. Much OF his woods wisdom
would benent the camper In any region. but the
whole applies particularly to travellers on far
1vestern trails Two amusing chapters are de-
voted TO Grub" and to Camp Cockery''-chap-
,avs which are creditable, alike for the autho1'e
culinary skill and his sense OF h,inor. He lays
stress on the moral support OF one luxury In
cluded among the various bare necessities;
I -en,ember trip in the Black Hills
.,,,.h nuy ronnlissary consisted quite simply Of
osrrnesI tea salt and sugar, and single of
,,aarbps OF there game. Now, IT We
IA found ourselves confined TO meat, nueh cat