The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-01
IN WOODS
Woman Accompanies Husband in
North Woods.
Interesting Account of Winters Spent
In Adirondacks liz Search Of Health
Passes Hours with Woodsmen
in Conversation.


Boston. For four winters my hus-
band and ! have been spending two
weeks In the Adirondacks." a young
woman told the reporter. "Qh, yes. 1t
Is vastly different from going there
in the summer, but we both very much
prefer It,
Our first trip was FOR my husbands
health, but now we go for the fun OF
1t. We take guide. of course, just
such a one as you get in the summer.
only you have TO pay him half dollar
more day. This extra expense is OF
set by the price OF supplies. Every
thing eatable Is cheaper and much cas-
Ter to get than In the summer
We go for the sake of snowshoeing
and my husband does little still hunt
ing. Often we simply follow the game
10 watch 1t and never try to kill
Those are the days | have my way
Other days my husband has his way,
and we both have our way eating,
"On my feet | wear three pairs Of
all-wool stockings and over them
pair OF rubber arctics. My costume
consists OF pair of flannel knicker-
bockers, not too full. a short WOODEN
shirt reaching only TO the tops OF my
shoes. a WOODEN skirt and knee
length coat topped by a soft felt hat.
a size smaller than that worn by my
husband My pack basket contains
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 WOODEN socks, one suit OF
WOODEN underwear and heavy sweat
err We have each two pairs of double
blankets sewed up at the sides to
make sleeping bag.
Around the campfires at night we
often hear the woodsmen discuss many
things with our guide. One of their
fayorite topics IS the best kind Of
snowshoe. According to our guide, no
snowshoe Is worth putting on your
feet unless the strings are OF caribou
hide, while the woodSmen almost In.
eyitably take the position that raw.
hide makes much more durable web
hing, My own snowshoes are of carl
bon and my husband are of rawhide
AS both have lasted Well, can recon-
mend either or both The rawhide has
one advantage. II Is much easier to
get and cheaper than the caribou.
Instead Of a coat my husband now
wears closely woven wcolen shirt
over his clothes He borrowed the idea
from an old woodsman, who explained
hat when tramping through the woods
during or after snogstorm the fall
Ing snow, If the shirt Is tucked in, will
settle about the waist. melt and satu-
rate the shirt. Leaving the shirt hang.
Ing loose, after the manner of China,
man, it sheds snow like ducks back
sheds water.
This same woodsman convinced us
that sweaters were not good things to
wear on woods trail The loosely
woven wool holds the snow that falls
on 1t, the snow melts and quickly
freezes, making it both uncomfort-
able and unhealthful.
The best camps for winter are
those built by woodsmen for their own
use. Now that we make trip each
winter, we have made a business to
hunt 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 a long days tramp they are the
pictures Of CHEEKY comfort once the
fire is going in the little sheet iron
stove"