The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26

the family a Fft On the way to and from
the station.
I'VE are careful 20 pick ont our location
before moving our tents and supplies and
have found thar Il often takes two or more
sundays 10 End just the site ny daughters
and their cousins think desirable. There
~ usually choice Of several places and
I look for the place where cooking can b.
done q the greatest advantage
Our rule IL 10 pitch the wall tent in
the prettiest place possible and clear a
place for kitchen. a. level a spot a. pos
sihle. from ten 10 twenty yards away
This sall tent with a 1y serves an
living and sie~ping room for the femi-
nine part of my household, while my
nephew has a separate tent for himself.
besIdes a hammock, In which h. sleeps on
clear. warm nights
We have tried several kinds 81 bed
aud az last decided on the stretcher beds
Of canvas ~ the most convenient and
comfortable On these canvas beds Ne
place ticks filed with hay or straw This
not only makes the sleeping softer hut
gives a. much warmth a. two pairs %
double blankets would Il placed under
the sleeper.
-One Of our mistakes in our first years
experiment was preparing only for hot
weather Though We had ample cover
on TOP ~ remained cold because w. all
had too little experience 10 realize that
w. needed something In addition 10 the
stretched canvas underneath
} Though ! always provide one light
weight cotton blanket for covering these
hay filed ticks it IL not absolutely neccs-
sary In the way n sheets three for
each bed ara sufficient where the camp u
10 b. open all the summer. To provide
against cold nights, especially " you
think II remaining in camp until the
middle of October. each bed will require
one pair Of heavy wool blankets. Adj
ditional covering can no supplied by golf
capes and dress skirts.
As every one in camp except myself
| goes lack and forth 10 work IN the Ctay
I the clothes taken Out must he selected with
a view "a Office work AZ well as camp life
This cuts ont all muslin and cotton froCks.
but makes an additional supply Of shirt
waists and walking skirts Necessary
Though the farmers wife is generally
willing 20 undertake any plain washing.
W. have not yet found any Who would DO
either mems shirts or shirtwaists. A.
a oouseuuence such articles have 10 he
taken % the city for washing.
I -F0r my own use have only two skiTts.
a new one Tor company and clear weather
with IN Old one for bad weather and hard
work. All Of my waists ara Of crepe
cloth, ~ they do not need ironing.
when my family return from the city
each evening they slip into their camp
clo.hee. ghioh 90nsists u short wool
skiris ana s0it shirtwaists for the girls
and an old pair o. trousers with an un-
starrhoi shirt for the boy. They say they
do not get hall the comfort they re-
main IN their city clothes.
Every year We have q new variety Of
stove bus the one we used last summer
was 10 satisfactory that we viii never
change This stOve was male on the sides
with stones banked with clay. On the toy
B OF 10 was placed the top Of an old iron
I Sto.- -. at e. G junk shop FOR 70 cents.
/ Three Joints Of pipe with an elbow formed
the chimney and added 50 cents 10 ths
oost. This pipe was held in place by wires
strung from nearby trees. The elbow
wa loose enough 20 be easily turned
q Tor the purpose Of directing the smoke
I In another direction when the wind WaH
In addition % this We mad an aluminium
baker built after the plan u an Old fash
ioued Dutch oven The baker IA used
before an Open ERE and will bake beautiful
biscuits, gingerbread. pies and almOs,
anything that can be- cooked in a iat pan
In addition it has the virbls o. folding fist
when not In u.s..
In place u a refrigerator We dig two
holes from two % three feet deep and na
large AZ required In One holo ] place