The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-15
RIGHT CLOTHING
i. IlRGF FACTOR IN
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II WINTER SPORTS
Participants in Carnival Should
Be Warmly Clad
WATCH OUT FOR WET FEET
Enjoyment of Outdoor Life in
Cold Weather Depends
upon Clothing
WATCH OUT FOR WET FEET

lneIe seems 10 be hope OF snow
LOT the carnival and as all prepara.
tons have been made as though
snow were assured Its arrival means
bigger carnival. Though a good
carnival has been arranged to come
Off without more snow, everyone
knows that snow makes much more
fun possible.
once one learns to enjoy winter
sports in the snow he become
thoroughly attached to this tun as a
golfer does to the game he had prev
lously rnlculed The keynote OF en-.
Toying sports out IN the snow is get
ting properly dressed TO be comfort.
able. Begin to dress for going out
in the snow with nothing on but
your birthday suit. Start with soft
wool garments. Hot or cold, wet or
dry they ara comfortable and protect
you from chills. The heat and mols
ture radiate out through II you con.
tinue as you start and wear nothing
but wool garments TO the outside ex-
cept the rubber and leather snow
boots on your feet.
The best outside garments are a
thick mackinaw and trousers OF the
same material Snow will not melt
through these garments under any
ordinary conditions. II one wishes
to wear trousers of ordinary every.
day material an interliner consisting
of a pair Of the heaviest wool draw
ers obyainable makes the outfit every
effective in keeping out cold and
wet. Two pairs of heavy socks In
snow boots that are liberal In size
is the minimum amount of foot pro-
lection for real cold weather. " oil
gloves with long wrists or gauntle 3
to keep snow out of the sleeves and
for evtTeme weather big mittens oy-
er the gloves is the right arrange
ment for protection of the hands.
There is no fun In the world to beat
winter sport in the snow but Il Is q
failure unless one Is properly pro-
tected by the right outfit Of clothing.
Most everyone can arrange an effec-
tive outfit of material he has on
hand with but small additional ex-
pense.
Thus far plans have been indefinite
for the children's part In the carni.
val due to the lack OF snow. Definite
plans are being arranged now, how
ever, for the chlldren's snowman con
test. Any children Of third and
fourth grade school age will be ad.
mitted for the contest Groups OF
three children will work together In
building one snow man. First Sec
ond and third pirzes will be given to
winning groups. The members OF the
hiP.l school teachers training class
will act as helpers to the children.
The place will be in the open
meadow near the ski jump and to-
boggan slide locations.
The entrance lists for prize events
in which high school members are
eligible to compete, are posted In the
high school. Boys from twelve to
fifteen years OF ages are taking wen
to the skating and skiing contests.
The younger boys are responding
more enthusiastically than the older
ones.
That the winter carnivals are prov
ing extremely popular can be seen
from the following schedule sent 10
one Of the local committee by Fred
n Harris. chairman Winter Sports
Brattleboro. The Quet
bee Championships take place FeDru-
ary IS at Montreal The Information
Al championship takes place at Lake
Placid Club grounds February 2l ana
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The Brattleboro meet is set Tor
Feb. 2S or March in which the
Montreal Ski Club, the Clifford SKI
club OF Ottawa, the Dartmouth Out
ng Club and tie Nansen SKI Cluo
II Berlin have been invited to parti'
,ipate.