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isfactory to most people under these circumstances, I repeat, 

 but little study and practice are needed. A strong, solid 

 trunk should be made for the camera, into which it should fit 

 snugly, and be protected from concussion by pads of cotton 

 or wool. Apartments should be made at one end of the 

 trunk to hold the celluloid rolls and such other items as 

 may be provided to carry with the camera The trunk 

 should be thoroughly ironed and provided with handles. It 

 may then be checked as other baggage, without fear of injury 

 to its contents. A rubber bag should also be provided, into 

 which the camera can be inserted for carrying it short dis- 

 tances, as a protection against rain. 



Another handy item in a camp-outfit is a pack-strap. This 



is a kind of human harness, 

 made to fit over the shoul- 

 ders, and with straps at- 

 tached, for buckling up the 

 roll of bedding, clothing, or 

 whatever else is to be 

 carried. The accompanying 

 diagram will enable any 

 shoemaker or harnessmaker 

 to make one. This strap is 

 often useful in carrying a 

 light outfit into the woods or 

 mountains, or for carrying 

 game out of sections of coun- 

 try where a horse cannot 

 travel. Each man should 

 carry, when tramping or ri- 

 ding in the country, a rubber 

 drinking cup. He should also advise his companions to do 

 likewise. This thing of all having to drink out of one cup is 

 not always pleasant, and often entails unnecessary delay 

 when crossing a stream. 



