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A Camp in Newfoundland. 



CHAPTER VII. 



CAMPING IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND HOW TO DO IT. 



On the chance that the reader will be tempted, either 

 through the stories of others, or by what has been written in 

 the previous chapters, to visit the land of the Newfoundland 

 Caribou, a few words on the subject of camping may- 

 prove of use and interest. When going to camp in any 

 country which is more or less new, one is always con- 

 fronted with the very important question of outfit. What 

 is necessary for one's comfort should be taken, if possible, 

 but the many things which are entirely unnecessary, and 

 which comprise the greater part of most outfits, should 

 be left behind locked up safely in the rubbish room at home 

 where they will not be a cause of temptation to yourself or 

 others. This is not sarcasm, but plain common sense. For 

 the only way to travel in comfort in the wilds is to travel 



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