The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-18
i,':'.SHINCTON LETTER

S3..A5tIENHI IIIIT
[Specicl Correspondence.l
The news t,nt Rock Creek park Is
opcn 10 campers came as a welcome
message to those unable to leave the
city for summer resort. AS Il mat
ter of fact, though, this privilege has
been theirs for years. The only trou-
bic has been that they have never
cared to take advantage of it, Either
through ignorance or Discrimination
they have failed to inquire of the COM
missioners as to their rights as camp
ers in Rock Creek park and by so fail
Ing have deprived themselves of the
"r''' c"lll'I'G Er"ui!u Oh NasillIig'oh'
May Tent In Rock Creek Park.
frncrrnin2 their privileges as camp.
crS Gn the reservation. Commissioner
Ma 'urland explains that Rock Creek
per; belongs to the people. and every
part cf it should he enjoyed by them"
H. furthermore urges the tract nurth
cf ;hc mil~lrH road as the perfect
camping spot because of the absence
OF vehicles in that particular district
In his opinion it is the prrrogativc of
er2r% District taxpayer to use ns much
of Rock Creek park as he wants when
ever he plCascS.
Sanitation pro)lCm@ wiz have to be
worked out should the crowd of camp
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An Ideal Camping Flace.
There is no nlcasautpr place near
washington than Rock Creek mark;
Filled with large shade trees. possoss.
in.. hundreds of those fnscinntinu bv.
paths that Wcnd their way tort,,ou,Iv
in and out throurh fields and rloGns
and with tbe tiny creek and IFS n1mrr.
Gus small tributaries running wrllikc
throughout its length and breadth If
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.ongs to camp for camping's sake alone.
In urging the tract north of the mill
tary road the commissioners call atten-
non to the fact that this tract is safe
from the noise of touring cars, and It
is peaceful.
An Air CooIino Device.
An oir cooIipp dcvice which con 20.
ducc tbc tenner,,urn in IN ,nortmon+
twrlvn dnurnns in , fa,v ,oinutos has
r,nnn porfccted bv DIR William Non-
ming medical and souit,rv otticer of
,lc povcrn,pcnt nriutiur Office The
device for ,on;dlv ,ovorinn tbn tom
nnrotrrn of tbo mir bos boon eroctod in
Tho n;,nr~crcv bnsnit,l ,t tho novorn-
mont printing Office which institution
is also of DIR \Jonninr,s creation
noi,v demonstrations of tbo simn1e and
incxncnsive device orc mode. Durinr
recent dovs whom thc mercurv in the
thermometers was soorinp we'll I'm to
tho hundred mark and humanity swell
tered in the prosn of tbc hot wave the
tempcroture in thc little hospital .at
tho nrinterv was reduced nv tbe Man.
rino ,nnthod to q darrne 0P Comfort
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li,no+or ond norforo+od on tho hot
tom with holes ono inch onort and ono
eighth of nm inch in diameter At the
lower edge of this strin of cloth is q
metal trough. Connecting the tube
with the wafer faucet by means of a
common ruhber hose water is nassed
through and percolating through the
holes tricllles down through the fibers
of thn cloth. thorou.hlv soturotinr If