Arizona republican., 1915-08-26
The Joy Of The Open Places How To Secure Real Comfort In Camp

A summer camp is a device for seeking health and pleasure without modern conVeniences. Campers are persons who of their own volition. or through the enticement of others. revert to primitive modes of exist ence and Ostensibly obtain enjoyment therefrom. Both place and persons then favor the development of ire gularities. 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 arrangements. Allow the animals to break loose once more for the sea sonal enjoyment. but by all means have the camp sanitary so that in their wildness they will do no harm.
 For. be 1t remembered that he who selects q suitable site. pitches his tent or builds his hut in a proper manner, examines his food. and pro tects himself from his natural enc mics, is wise camper indeed
 The camp site is important. Se- lect high ground where the breezes blow and the drainage is good. Only a veritable amateur will occupy the space where another camp has been. for the filth. the flies and the food remnants are probably still there. Seek another location. If you are not satisfied. 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 it's alifX- Shnnld ha boiling. This is a practicable and easy method or rendering any water safe for consumption. A second method is by the use of bleaching powder. Add a teaspoonful of chlor- idle 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 wa ter to be treated and after standing for thirty minutes it is then abSo- lutely safe for consumption.
 Guard against insects of all vari- cites; many are not alone tormenting but disease carriers as well. Screen the cabin, the tent, or the hut-even | the most primitive people protect themselves in this manner. Flies frequently spoil an otherwise suc- cessful camping trip. Remember that they breed in manure and filth and i that the camper himself is therefore often responsible for their presence. ! Make the handy man clean up and i keep the grounds policed A little l boraX added to the manure or filth 1 inhibits the development of the lar ! vac and should be in every outfit i Watch the mosquitoes They carry | in their sting more than q temporary | annoyance. See that the campfire conveys a little smudge at night. Oil the pools and screen the sleeping | place if you have not forgotten to I put a few yards of netting in your kit Anoint yourself. There are really a few preparations which mos quitoes do not like. One is castor
 oil and pine tar, equal parts, and another is oil of citronella.
 1 Dispose of all human and animal | wastes in d proper manner. Burn i whatever is destructible. bury deeply l what you can not burn, and protect that which you can not bury. If your
 site is more or less permanent handle garbage in properly covered cans and ] then incinerate. Just as tin cans 1 have marked the pathways to the
 west. so they indicate camp sites fo1
 all time to come. They have no other
 usefulness except as breeding places
 for mosquitoes. Why not consign
 them to their grave while they arc
 still in the heyday of existence? Dc
 not permit the cook to scatter disf
 water indiscriminately about: it at
 tracts flies. decomposes. and is other
 wise objectionable. Fasten sign te
 this effect upon the nearest tree, or
 if you have your courage with you
 emulate Luther and nail it to the
 kitchen door.
 Do not pollute the streams. That
 man should lessen the charm of the
 wayside brooks. the very voices which