The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-26
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value of the health and added vitality that was gained by the open-air life Of course, you have to be careful in choosing the site of your camp just as when you choose house. IL ought to be near trees and 1t must be close to a good supply of drinking-water. Such sites, however, are available within easy distance of most towns. Of course, 1t has to be reasonably near railroad sta- ton or car line in order that the men of the house may go into business every morning
 A mistake frequently made is to pitch the tents right in the dense shade under the trees. This secures an admirably damp and thoroughly unhealthy location, especially after northeast storm. Dry ness is the first essential for camp. and dampness is one of the evils most to De guarded against. Unless the site Is drained naturally, it will be necessary to dig trenches to carry off the rain and seepage after storm. The proximity of the trees is desirable in order that the family may find refuge in their shade during the heat of the day, not in order that they may sleep in their damp midst If possible, one should pitch the camp so that the trees will shelter 1t to ccr- tain extent from the northeast winds. It will be found necessary, after rain storm, to dry the air in the tent with small oil stove, and roll up the walls so that the sunshine may get in and flood it.
 If the family is large, it will be better to have two or more tents-one for sleeping, one for the dining-room and one for cooking. The larger the family, of course, the more tents will be re- quired. A small one, about / 9, will do for the kitchen; If necessary, a large one, about IT x I4, with fly projecting 6 feet, can be used for a combination sleeping and dining-room.
 Tents for use all summer should. of course, have floors. These can be made at small cost, but, as a matter of fact, the task is so easy that almost any man in the slightest degree able to use his hands can make them himself They should be of spruce boards, abort 10 inches wide, nailed to 4 scantlings. Wall tents will be found the most seTy- iceab1e made of white duck from 10 to I2 ounces in weight, with an extra roof and flies of brown khaki. This extra roof Is great boon. The air space be- tween the two canvas roofs makes the tent water-tight and keeps down the temperature.
 Utensils and furniture should be re- duced to the utmost simplicity compat- ible with real comfort. IL is advisable to use Japanese paper napkins and table cover of oilcloth. The cheapest and thickest china should Ec used. as delicate ware Is too liable to be broken under such conditions. For lighting. candles and oil lanterns with large TeflcctoTs for reading purposes. As for the f1rni- ture, bed springs laid on the floor of the tent or on plain, homemade wooden frames, couple of old chifoniers, small iron wash stands and two or three clothes-trees will be sufficient It viii be found that folding canvas steamer chairs are wonderfully comfortable for 1ounging and easily moved about, while camp stools are best for the dining room. An oil stove will furnish all the fuel necessary for cooking. By the way, there should be a covered way from the kitchen to the dining-tent.
 It seems hardly necessary to speak of apart from the healthiness of 1t. One thing, however, will appeal to the house wife and that is the comparatively easy housework No rooms, encountered with furniture and bric-a-brac, to De swept and dusted: no weekly house cleaning, hardly any of the thousand and one jobs that keep woman busy in a home from o'clock until the dinner is cleared away. The few small rugs necessary for the tent floors can be shaken and swept in five minutes-in fact, apart from getting the meals, one hours work day should dispose of all the cleaning that has to be done in the camp