The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-09-21

into th. woods Nothing viii happen
TO a cheap one
Don't sleep ON the dry ground
Don't forget TO put out your fire
upon leaving camp.
Don't neglect to keep dry hndllng
In your tent. Always know Just
where you can lay hand on some
birch bark
Don't pollu.e running stream OF
live water,
Don't lot the camp set dirty and
breed plague OF files, Don't neg
leet to burn all the garbage that eau
be burned and TO bury what YOU
cant burn.
Don't forget that the two stars In
the outer rim OF the Dinpor tGrcat
Bear point directly TO the north
star and the north.
Don't start off bllndly II you set
lost. Sit still until you recover
from your panic and are sane again.
Don't take eatahles into the camp
IN glass bottles. pry-up tin cans
are handy and will not break Thing
with square corners are nuisances;
avoid them as far as possible.
Don't forget 20 take an extra
pair OF speetacles, II you wear them,
Spectacles are better than eye
glasses. II your eyes are sensitive
to light. take colored glasses, Cog
giles are better than colored glasses
Don't leave at home your tooth
brush and other toilet articles
Don't neglect your teeth aud hands
Just because you are Ia the wilds
Don't forget that brandy Is the
best qulck-acting stimulant IN an
otherwise coffee is a.
better stimulanti than liquor.
II you carry belt knife be GER
tain that IL win not fall out of the
1heath when the sheath is upside
down, or you are sure TO lose 1t,
A long. tight-fitting sheath win do
the trick.
Don't start out on an outing with
A pair OF new shoes not yet broken
In You will find change OF foot
gear luxury when loafing In camp
Don. forge at, while company
stores are In common, YOU should
have your own personal outfit.
Don't try to do your cooking over
a camp fire. Have a camp fire and
a cooking stove. The camp fire is
A big, blazing fire for jolllty and
warmth, the cooking fire is a small
fire OF live Goals for cooking.
Don't pitch your camp in damp
place, or where the sun cannot get
ut II for several hours in the day,
preferred. Don't neglect
to air your clothing and bedding
daily In the sunlight.
Don't try to sleep without pill
low; you are too civilized. Almost
soft will serve the purpose.
but you will be miserable without
some substitute for your bag OF
feathers.
Don't eat when utterly exhausted
or overheated or when In clothing
wet with perspiration. Food Is poi
SON In such circumstances, and you
are tempting death. Get rested. and
cool and dry; then eat your fill.
Don't fiji up on any kind of water
every time you come to IL. Rinse
out your mouth and take swallow;
drink freely when you come to wat
err that you know is good.
Don't neglect to have camera n
the party. Pictures of the outing
are the best souvenirs possible and
give pleasure long after the actual
pleasures are over.
Don undertake to carry money
IN the woods as you would at home.
II Is best to wrap IL in oiled silk
md carry II In an inner pocket that
buttons.
Don't pass by a good camping |
)lace In the afternoon, on the
,hance of finding one an hour or so
ater. Time isn't usually SO press
ng In the woods that you must keep
or padding until too late
o make a satisfactory camp on ac-
,ount of darkness. a