The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-25
THE UMMER CAMP
Some Hints and Ideas How to Make
1t the Best

revert to primitive modes Of exist
ence and ostensibly obtain enjoyment
therefrom. Both place and persons
then favor the development of irreg-
ularities, encourage more or less ir-
responsibility and lead to immediate
wildness. In this there is no harm
and often much good However one
thing should not be forgotten-the ar
rangements. Allow the animals" to
break loose once more for the season
al enjoyment. but by all means have
the camp sanitary so that in their
wildness they will do no harm.
For, be it remembered that he who
selects a suitable site, pitches his
tent or builds his hut in proper
manner, examines his food, and pro-
tects himself from his natural enc
mics, is wise camper indeed.
The camp site is important. Select
high ground where the breezes blow
and the drainage is good. Only a yer
liable amateur will occupy the space
where another camp has been, for
the filth the flies and the food rem
nants are probably still there. Seek
another location. If you are not sat
isfed, move, you probably haven't
leased the premises and you ought
not to put up with faulty conditions
The water supply should be pure
The source should be known and
proved to be uncontaminated and if
there is the slightest suspicion of its
quality should not be used without
boiling. This is practicable and
easy method of rendering water safe
for consumption. A second method
is by the use of bleaching powder
Add teaspoonful of chloride of lime
to one pint of water and keep in a
well stoppered bottle. A teaspoonful
of this solution should be placed in
two gallons of the water to be treat
ed and after standing for thirty min
utes it is then absolutely safe for
consumption.
Guard against insects of all var
ieties, many are not alone torment
ing, but disease carriers as we'll
Screen the cabin, the tent, or the
hut-even the most primitive people
protect themselves in this manner
Flies frequently spoil an otherwise
successful camping trip. Remember
that they breed in manure and filth
and that the camper himself is there
fore often responsible for their pres
ence Make the handy man clean up
and keep the grounds policed. A lit
tie boraX added to the manure or filth
inhibits the development of the larry
ae and should be in every outfit.
Watch the mosquitoes. They carry
in their sting more than temporary
annoyance. See that the campfire
conveys little smudge at night. Oil
the pools and screen the sleeping
place if you have not forgotten TO put
few yards of netting in your kit.
Anoint yourself There are really a
few preparations which mosquitoes
do not like. One is castor oil, and
pine tar, equal parts, and another is
oil Of citronella.
Dispose of all human and animal
wastes in a proper manner. Burn
whatever is destructible, bury deeply
what you cannot burn, and protect
that which you cannot bury. If your
site is more Or less permanent hand
lie garbage in properly covered cans
and then incinerate. Just as tin cans
have marked the pathways to the
west, so they indicate camp sites for
all. time to come. They have no
other usefulness except as breeding
places for mosquitoes. Why not con
sign them to their grave while they
are still in he heyday of existence?
DO not permit the cook to scatter
dish water Unfortunately around.
it attracts flies, decomposes and is
otherwise Objectionable. Fasten a
sign to this effect to the nearest tree.
or If you have your courage with you
emulate Luther and nail it to the
kitchen door
Provide a suitable toilet Rememb-
er that soil pollution is one of the
great causes of disease in our coun-
try today. Do this then not alone for
your own protection and convenience
but for the welfare of others The
pail system may be used or a trench
dug utilizing dry earth or chloride
of lime for covering. Be sure to pro-
tect from insects by screening.
When abandoned make it you busin-
ess to see that it is not Objectionable
in any manner and of no danger to
those who follow in your footsteps.
Do not pollute the streams. That
man should lessen the charm of the
waysde brooks, the very voices
which called him from afar is uncon-
ceivable.
Be careful of the proYender. Select
only proper foodstuffs. Use the stream
for cooling and that world old dey-
ice of lowering temperature by the
evaporation of water. Secure ice if
possible, keeping it in the camp re-
frigerator made by placing one box
within another with hay between and
caring for all perishable food pro-