The Brinkley argus., 1910-02-04
PLEASURE N WOODS
woman Accompanies Husband in
 North Woods.
irtsreetlne Account sf Winters Spent h Aalrendaeks h sssreh Of Health pesses heurs with Weodsmen
 In Conversation.

Boston.-"For four winters my hus- band and have been. spending two
 weeks in the Adirondacks," young
 woman told the reporter. "Oh. yes, 1t h vastly different from going there in sAs Summer. but we both very much prefer it.
 Our first trip was for my husbands health, bu now we 90 for the fun or 1t. We take q guide. of course. just such | ono a you ret iu the summer, only you have to pay him half dollar moro a day. This extra expense is off- set by the price of supplies. Every thing eatable is cheaper and much cas- fer to get than in the summer.
 We go for the sake of snowshoeing. end my husband does little still hunt 'ine. often we simply follow the game to watch 1t and never try to kill. Those are the days have my way. Other days my husband has his way, and ws both have our way eating.
 "On my feet wear three pairs of aiiswool stockings and over them . pair of rubber arctics. My costume consists of . pair of flannel knicker- boekers, not too full. short woolen shirt reaching only to the tops of my shoes, . wooIen skirt and Q knee length coat topped by . soft felt hat, a size smaller than that worn by my husband. My pack basket contains a duplicate of every article wear. with the exception of my hat, shoes. skirt and coat.
 My husbands outfit besides the clothes he wears consists of three pairs of woolen socks. one suit Of woolen underwear and heavy sweat CT. We have each two pairs of double blankets sewed up at the sides to make sleeping bag.
 Around the campfres at night we often hear the woodsmen discuss many things with our guide. One of their favorite topics Is the best kind of snowshoe. According to our guide. no snovshoe Is worth putting on your feet unless the strings arc of caribou hide, while the woodsmen almost in- eyitably take the position that raw hide makes much more durable web ping. My own snowshoes arc of carl bou and my husbands arc of rawhide. As both have lasted well, can recom- msnd either or both. The rawhide has one advantage, 1t h much easier to ret and cheaper than the caribou.
 Instead of a coat my husband now wears closely woven woolen shirt over his clothes. He borrowed the idea from an old woodsman, who explained that when tramping through the woods during or after . snowstorm the fall ing snow. if the shirt Is tucked in, will settle about the waist, melt and satu- rats tho shirt, Leaving the shirt hang ing loose. after the ma19er of China man. Il sheds snow like 2 ducks hask shedg water.
 This same woodsman cenyinced Us that sweAters wore not good things to wear on q woods trail. .Fhe loosely vovpp wool holds the snow that falls on t. the snow melts and quickly freezes, nAigipx t both uncomfort- ablo and unhealthfui.
 Tho best camps for winter are those bulk by woodsmen for their own use. Now that we make trip each winter, we have made a business to Aunt out these camps and visit some of them every trip. Most of them are made of logs. have low roofs and tiny windows. In the summer they look cold and damp, but in the winter, after long days tramp. they are the pictures of cheery comfort once the firs is going in the little sheet iron afoye."