Evening star., 1924-06-27
Picnics and Camping Trips

! cheese separately and spread when
| nanas in the same box with bread
night for an early start. The ba-
| nanas will impart a strange flavor
Take q good supply of nutritious
sandwiches, some cake. plenty. of
fruit. and your lunch cannot fail to
be satisfying.
Hot Stones Useful
Stones made very hot will serve
| several purposes at picnic or camp
ing grounds. over little fireplace
stone placed across the top, you can
| boil. stew or fry anything. 1t will
hold its heat while you put new wood
| on the fire. go for water or do any
other part of the camp work.
With hot stones you can make
clambake in a barrel. First put a
six-inch layer of rock weed in the
bottom of the barrel, then with the
help Of a shovel or a forked stick
place some hot stones. each from six
rock weed. When you have put them
| in to q depth of about a foot, spread
another layer of rock weed on the
stones, then put in the clans. Place
above the clans, each two layers sep
arated by thin layer of rock weed,
until the barrel is full. Now fasten
| a piece OF sailcloth or burlap over
the top. For an hour jets of steam
| and savory odors will hiss from every
little crack in the barrel, and when
| you open it at the end of that time
there will be a delicious meal, per-
fectly cooked.
The bean hole used by the Maine
| lum herman is lined with stones that
keep the bean pot hot for more than
twenty-four hours. When fire has
heated the stones the cook removes
the Goals. puts in the bean pot, re-
places the Goals, then covers the
whole with earth.
If you want hot water for bathing
purposes. just drop hot stone about
eight inches in diameter into pail
of cold water 1t will heat the water
| without burning the pail or smoking
the outside of it, as an open fire does.
| 1t Is possible, also. to heat small
| tent with hot stones. some thing that
| is not is easy to do without the
| stones because even fire outside
may smoke you out, and If 1t is near
enough to warm the interior, II may
throw a spark that will set the tent
| on fire. but if you use hot stones TO
warm the tent you Will have no Such
trouble. Place the fire we'll to lee
| ward, heat the stones in it, roll them
| into the tent, and you can make the
interior comfortable even on cold
night.
What Every Camper Should Know.
| If you have ever tried to light your
| way from the tent to the spring or
the boat landing by the light of a
| flaming brand you have probably
been annoyed by having your torch
go out and leave you in darkness. To
| prevent this annoyance, make your
| torch Of three blazing sticks instead
| of one stick. You may have noticed
that in the campfire three brands that
lie close together will blaze with
single flame, to which all of them
contribute. They continue to burn
because the heat cannot escape in all
directions, as 1t can when only one
stick is on the fire. 1t is the same
with a torch.
resist dampness when spread on the
ground, and yet can be folded into
small space, can be made in the fol-
lowing way: Almost any kind OF ma
terial may be used. 1t will not mat
ter If IL is thin. for If 1t is fairly
will be to carry. To treat, spread
the cloth on a fat surface and then
rub it we'll with a lump Of beeswax.
Continue until the material has
gray appearance. Then spread a
sheet of brown paper over the cloth
and press it with hot iron. The heat
will melt the wax and cause it to
pass into every fiber of the material,
rendering it absolutely waterproof.
If shoe pinches in a certain spot,
it is very distressing to wear. espe-
cially il you have a good deal Of
walking to do. A simple remedy
which may be applied at any time
will bring speedy relief Take a piece piece
where the pain is felt Wiring the
cloth out Of very hot water and then
place it on the part Of the shoe that
causes the discomfort. The heat will
cause the leather to expand and i'm
mediate relief from the pinchins will
be the result. Before wearing new
shoes, or shoes that have been re-
sold. cover the outside of the sole
with olive oil. 1t will soak in imme-
diately. Repeat the process four or
five times. The oil will make the
leather last twice as long and will
keep out water.
Never build a fire against tree. and
do not fail to scrape away carefully
before you leave all the dead leaves,
twigs and everything else that might
catch fre. Do not leave until the fire
is absolutely out.