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stockings, and reaching to the knee — and gum 

 boots. These German socks and rubber boots 

 can be bought in anj^ frontier town in Canada, 

 as well as clothing of every kind suitable to the 

 climate of the country. 



Provisions. 



The last point to be considered in the way of 

 equipment for a hunting expedition in North 

 America is the question of provisions. Here 

 again the individual tastes of the hunter will 

 have to govern his purchases. Personally, if 

 I can get plenty of fat meat to eat and tea 

 to drink, I find I can do very well without 

 anything else but a little flour or biscuit. If 

 I have the means of carrying it, however, I 

 always take with me, in addition to bacon and 

 flour, rice, dried apples, jam, butter, milk and 

 sugar. From whatever frontier town one may 

 start, however, on a hunting expedition in 

 North America, it will always be found 

 possible to lay in a stock of provisions of 

 almost every sort and kind known to civilized 

 man. 



