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less. Hence umbrellas, rain-coats, and rubbers will all 

 be very much de troj). We did not take tent-poles. A 

 stout rope stretched between two trees answers every 

 purpose, which reminds me that, like pins and strings, 

 rope is a thing of Avhicli one can never have too much 

 when camping. 



A brown linen wall-pocket, with ten or twelve par- 

 titions, will almost take the place of a well-appointed 

 bureau. It can be pinned to the wall of the tent and 

 used to hold toilet articles, pins, collars, etc. 



A box of Persian insect powder must not be omitted 

 from your list of necessities. It may not be needed in 

 camp, but if one has to spend the night in a native 

 hut, or in a primitive Mexican hotel, which is sure to 

 be the case, a " bug-gun " and insect pow^der will be 

 of priceless value in proving an effectual cure for 



insomnia 



And now the question of beds. We used folding- 

 cots (costing about two dollars each), and I strongly 

 recommend them in preference to sleeping-bags, for 

 a climate such as that of Mexico. Nothing is more 

 comfortable than these cots, and by day they can be 

 used as writing-desk, or sofa, while on the trail they 

 are folded to very small compass. For warmth we took 

 a soft cotton comforter for each person. On the trip 

 down they were used to pack photographic plates 

 and bottles. When we left they were bestowed upon 

 a grateful Mexican. If one finds blankets necessary (as 



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