550 AMERICAN GAME FISHES. 



is Alaska or Florida, Canada or California, the Adirondacks 

 or the Rockies, don't put on a garment that has a thread of 

 cotton in it, unless it be in the way of overalls or overcoat. 

 I say this advisedly, and you will agree with me when you 

 have studied and experimented on this subject as long as I 

 have. In fact, this rule should be rigidly adhered to, by 

 every man, woman and child, the year round, at home or 

 abroad. It is adhered to by every man and woman who has 

 given the matter thorough and careful consideration. 



Woolen underwear, especially, is cooler in summer and 

 warmer in winter than cotton, linen or silk; does not stick 

 to you when you perspire, and if you wear it you will not 

 know one half the aches, pains and chills you have known 

 while wearing either of the other fabrics. If you are caught 

 out in a rain-storm and get wet to the skin, or if your boat 

 capsizes and you have to swim, neither the water nor the 

 air will feel half so cold to you if dressed in woolen as if in 

 cotton. The woolen goods dry more quickly, and you suffer 

 less than half the ill effects, in either case, that you would 

 have suffered had you been clad in cotton. Observe the 

 loggers, the raftsmen, the cowboys, the miners, professional 

 hunters and trappers. They wear woolen the year round, 

 and they ought to know what is good for them, for nearly 

 their whole lives are spent outdoors and where they are 

 exposed to various kinds and degrees of hardship. Go thou 

 and learn wisdom from them. I have not worn a cotton or 

 linen undergarment, at home or abroad, for years, and I 

 never knew how to enjoy hot weather until I discarded those 

 delusive "duds." 



Select then for your outing two suits of woolen underwear 

 — light weight if you are going in hot weather, heavy weight if 

 you are going in cool or cold weather. Let your outside 

 shirts be heavy-weight woolen, no matter what the weather 

 is to be. Dark blue is the best color for these. Socks may 

 be light or heavy, according lothe season, and to your fancy, 



