The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-17
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence.l

The news that Rock Creek park is
open to campers came as welcome
message to those unable to leave the
city for summer resort. AS a mat
ter of fact, though, this privilege has
been theirs for years. The only trou-
BILE has been that they have never
cared to take advantage of it. Either
through ignorance or disinclination
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
ideal camping ground of Washington.
May Tent In Rock Creek Park.
Concerning their privileges as camp
ers on the reservation, Commissioner
mcfarland explains that Crock Greek
park belongs to the people, and every
part of it should be enjoyed by them"
He furthermore urges the tract north
of the military road as the perfect
camping spot because of the absence
of vehicles in that particular district.
In his opinion it is the prerogative Of
every District taxpayer touseas much
of Rock Greek park as he wants when
ever he 'pleases. M
Sanitation problems will have to be
worked out should the crowd of camp
ers become large, but with such tre-
mendous tract of land it is improbable
that these problems would be difficult
to surmount. The camp life itself will
afford relief to the man not possess
ing large salary. The commissioners
say that Rock Greek park should at all
times be at the disposal of the District
taxpayers, to be used by them as they
see fit.
An ideal Camping Place.
There is no pleasanter place near
Washington than Rock Greek park.
Filled with large shade trees, possess
ing hundreds of those fascinating by
paths that wend their way tortuously
in and out through fields and glades,
and with the tiny creek and its numer-
Gus small tributaries running weblike
throughout its length and breadth, it
makes a perfect haven for him who
longs to camp for camping's sake alone.
In urging the tract north of the mill
tary road the commissioners call atten-
ton to the fact that this tract is safe
from the noise Of touring cars, and it
isgpeaceful.
An Air Cooling Device.
An air cooling device which can re-
duce the temperature in an apartment
twelve degrees in a few minutes has
been perfected by Dr. William j. Man
ming, medical and sanitary officer OF
the government. printing office. The
device for rapidly lowering the tenn
perature of the air has been erected in
the emergency hospital at the govern
lnent printing office, which institution
is also Of DR.. Manning's creation.
Daily demonstrations of the simple and
inexpensive device are made. During
recent days when the mercury in the
thermometers was soaring well up to
the hundred mark and humanity swell
tered in the grasp Of the hot wave the
temperature in the little hospital at
the printery was reduced by the Man
ming method to a degree Of comfort.
Evaporation Lowers Temperature.
The cooling apparatus is based on
the principle OF the cooling effects OF
the evaporation Of water. Suspended
from the ceiling OF the emergency hos
pital in the government printing office
is a strip Of cotton twill In a vertical
plane three feet wide and forty feet In