Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-22

sheet of duck or light canvas avail
able. In judging the merits OF sleep
ing outfits one may safely take the
above rule as a guide. Its great ad-
vantage is that It keeps the cold from
intruding at odd corners. as 1t is'wont
to do with loose blankets. and that
the restless sleeper may trust 1t TO
keep him covered thruout the night.
II Is tho exceptionally skillful and
quiet sleeper who can roll up in
blanket and stay rolled. II blankets
are to be used. a string of blanket
pins are certain to come in handy.
The idea among campers seems I"
be that the clothes of tho day should
be worn at night-that they are so
much covering to the good. This
practice cannot be too harshly con-
demned. 1t is unsanitary. almost in
decent. And stronger argument
may be that clothes do moro to keep
tho sleeper cold than warm. They are
saturated with moisture. conductors
of heat. and they go far toward dc
creasing tho efficiency of the wool
covering Take them off. by all
means. and put on-pajamas. il YOU
please Soft! Effeminate! Say what
YOU will, it's straight goods. Perhaps
a better stunt than pajamas. how
ever. Is a suit of wool underclothes,
kept especially for sleeping but al
WAYS on hand as potential extras
wool socks. also kept clean for bed
wear. and you do much tward making
the nights warm and snug and com
Portable.
A last item In the sleeping outfit is
the pillow. Now don't jump at con
clusions. / am not going to recon-
ment feather pillow. No: Just pack
along the pillow case. Take small
cotton bag into which n shirt and a
sock, few leaves. anything at all
that il reasonably soft may %.
stuffed as n rest for the bean.
boot or n rock Is anything but com
fortable-remcmber Jacobs dream
when he took of the stones for ms
pillow. Given the desire to sleep ana
tho outfit. the place only II neeoco'
a fairly level spot Is essential 10 com
fort II there is any slant. one shouih
mako ones bed SO as TO lie with 'nc
uppcrmost and not sidcwisc on IT
Rocks. stubs and other irregularities
of the ground should be cleared be-
fore the bed is laid. IT greater
warmth is needed, as may OFTEN pc
tho case even in midsummer. wind
break is desirable. Lacking tent;
n serviceablc shelter may he riggcd
of poles and n poncho. or poles and
n thatch of boughs. Even the lee
side of log or boulder is all right
The night fire is sometimes ncces-
sity for added warmth. but. even az
1t home. II IL nllstaks- vol hi'"
by tho fire when you turn in" the
he'd is too warm. when the fire
dies down, II is apt to he too cold.
Arising to fix the fire is n chilly job,
and It breaks the nights rest. Moro
than this. tho night fire is menace
to camp and forest. puff of wind.
n live spark on the tent or duffe or
grass. a rude awakening and--inaginc
tho rest, but do not court the eN-
terrence. Yet the night fire has its
place. Some variety of the open or
shelter tent is best suited to tht
open fire A reflector of backlogs
helps greatly in casting the heat
where needed.
Plenty of fresh air should invsri-
ably be had when sleeping in tho
open. One would naturally expect that
the outdoor sleeper could not help
himself yet Il is doubtful " fifty per
cent of tent dwellers get enough fresh
air. Apparently fearful of chance
storms. night prowlers. night air.
they stake their tents down securely,
tie the flags. and stick their heads in
corner To make IT worse. some
even have sawcd-in ground clothes in