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it may also be buttoned up tightly. Inside of this canvas bag 

 is another of the same size and shape, less the head flaps. 

 This is made of lamb skin with the wool on, and is lined with 

 ordinary sheeting, to keep the wool from coming in direct con- 

 tact with the person or clothing, and with one good heavy 

 blanket inside, the whole business weighs but eighteen pounds. 

 One or more pairs of blankets may be folded and inserted in 

 this, as may be necessary, for any temperature in which it is 

 to be used. 



If the weather be warm, so that not all this covering is nee- 

 ded over the sleeper, he may shift it to suit the weather and 

 his taste, crawling in on top of as much of it as he may wish, 

 and the less he has over him the more he will have under him, 

 and the softer will be his bed. Beside being waterproof, the 

 canvas is windproof, and one can button himself up in this 

 house, leaving only an air-hole at the end of his nose, and 

 sleep as soundly, and almost as comfortably in a snowdrift on 

 the prairie as in a tent or house. In short, he may be ab- 

 solutely at home, and comfortable, wherever night finds him, 

 and no matter what horrid nightmares he may have, he can 

 not roll out of bed or kick off the covers. 



Nor will he catch a draft of cold air along the north edge 

 of his spine every time he turns over, as he is liable to do when 

 sleeping in blankets. Nor will his feet crawl out from under 

 the cover and catch chilblains, as they are liable to do in the 

 old-fashioned wa}-. In fact, this sleeping-bag is one of the 

 greatest luxuries I ever took into camp, and if any brother 

 sportsman wants one and cannot find an architect in his 

 neighborhood capable of building it, let him write me and I 

 will tell him where mine was made. 



Good cot-beds are now made for camp-use, that fold into 

 a small package, are light, but strong and durable, and if 

 you have the means of carrying one, it is well to take it 

 along, for it will add greatly to your comfort. If you have 

 not, here is a map of one that you can carry on almost any 



