The Washington herald., 1921-06-12
City People Cautioned
Against Little Things
That May Spoil Vacation.
KICKS REC ALL E d
Only Experience Teaches How
To Get Most From
Open Air.

In Virginia hills the oirds. are
singing. Soft clouds afoat In seas
of azure. whippoorwills call to
the Man in the Moon as twilight
comes.
Everywhere the wilds call the
tired city man to a camp in the
open. Yet, II he Is inexperienced In
the ways Of untraversed places, he
is liable to experience such discom-
forts that all the pleasure will be
lost.
OF course, these don'ts will sound
superficial to. the man or woman
who goes camping every summer.
They might pass for parlor chat
ter to boys who used to pitch pup
tents in the mud back in the land
of mamselles and cognac.
But they are made by man who
has suffered much from the walls
of amateur campers who vow they
never will stray from + street
again. even If the birds sang a mil
lion times sweeter and the stars
sparkIed a million times brighter.
In the first place, don't overload
with superhuities. Even if you go
into camp by wagon, go light II
you go on foot, go lighter,
Use Good Sense.
Don't forget that most camping
parties are overloaded with super
fiuities. Use common sense and
have your OUTFIT fit the trip. Even
II you go into camp by wagon. go
light II on foot, go lightest.
Don't be too strenuous and push
activity to the point of exhaustion
and fatigue poison.
Don't eat too much. Don't eat at
all when exhausted or overheated;
wait until rested and cooled. Don't
go bathing right after heavy
meal
Don't take eatables into the
camp in glass bottles. Pry-up tin
cans are handy and will not break.
Things with square corners are
nuisances: avoid them as far as
possible.
Don't forget your handy bag, con-
tanning needles and thread. bees
wax. buttons, pliers, surgeons
plaster, etc
Don't carry a belt knife that will
fall out of the sheath when the
sure to lose it
Don't sleep on the bare ground.
Don't let the camp get dirty and
breed a plague of flies. Don't
neglect to burn all the garbage
that can be burned and to bury
what you can't burn
Don't neglect to wet your hand
before handling a small trout that
is to be thrown back in the water.
Your dry hand will break the thin
coat of slime on him and infect him
so that he will finally die.
Two Fires Needed.
Don't carry an expensive watch
into the woods. Nothing will hap
pen TO a cheap one.
Don't try to do your cooking over
a camp fire. Have a camp fire and
a cooking fire. The camp fire is a
big blazing fire for jollity and
and warmth: the cooking fire is a
small fire of live Goals for cooking
only
Don't try to use soldered tin
dishes over an open fire in camp;
the solder will melt Any tiny dish
that is used should be stamped
from block tin and the handles
should be fastened on with rivets.
Don't let things in the tent touch
the canvas. II you do. your tent
will leak in torrents at the points
of contact. The ground under a
tent should slope a little from back
to front. and you should dig a shall
low trench at the back and sides
to carry off the water in a heavy
rain II a fly can be carried, it is
well worth while: it keeps the tent
cool in hot weather, and keeps Il
dry in wet weather.
Don't pass by "a good camping
place in the afternoon on the
chance of finding one an hour or so
later. Time usually ism too press
ing in the woods that you must
keep trampinE till too late to make
a satisfactory camp on account OF
darkness.
Don't leave at home your tooth
brush and other toilet articles.
Don't neglect your teeth and hands
just because you are IN the wilds
Don't undertake to carry money
IN the country as you would at
home. 1t Is best to wrap 1t in oil
silk and carry it in an inner pocket
that buttons.
Don't Neglect Feet.
Don't start out on an outing with
a pair of new shoes not yet broken
In Don't forget that a change OF
footgear is a luxury.
Don't forget that a man can get
SO sunburned in one day that he
may have to pass the next day in
bed.
Don't go into a wilderness camp
without a compass, a knife, matches
in waterproof safe, and a line and
hooks.
Don't forget. If you wear glasses,
TO take an extra pair. Spectacles
are better than eyeglasses. Amber
glasses are better than smoked
glasses to shade the eyes, and Cog
gies are useful TO protect your eyes
from dust and wind.
Don't drink water every time you
come to it Rinse out your mouth
and take a swallow. Drink freely
only when you know the water is
good
Don't be a hog. Don't take more
fish than you can use.
Don't wantonly deface the fair
face of nature.
Don't try to run a camp without
definite division of work and re-
sponsibility. Thus. one man may be
cook, another woodchopper, etc. 1t
rs easy to change about for variety
cook.
Eat but little in mountain climb
ing.
Take Medicine Kit.
Don't forget your personal and
private medicine chest containing
simple remedies that your doctor
viii suggest Changes in water,
food and habits are likely to upset
your Syster1 mora o. la.s TncIua.