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cu-tomed stimulant, and gave me fair warning not to repeat 

 the all'ront. 



And I venture to record, right here, that I have since, in 

 various forest excursions, tramped and camped and slept, 

 become wet and cold, hungry and lived almost to despera- 

 tion, and drank water from all sorts of rivers and lakes, 

 Mud my whole stock of liquors on a tripof two or three weeks 

 could be comfortably carried in my vest-pocket; and that 

 i In only time I was ever sick in the woods was that morn- 

 ini! when I took lake water "mollified" by Benson's 

 brandy. 



It is always easy enough, after breakfast, to fill the 

 coffee-pot again, or, better, make tea, with which to quench 

 thir>t. if no spring can be found. But it is desirable to 

 have a tlask of liquor along, brandy or whisky, for 

 emergencies, as medicine. I fear, however, they are not 

 a I way- hygienic considerations that govern the commissary 

 .1- he includes in his supplies bottled ale, and sundry black 

 bottles of stronger stuff. 



I'o^ibly, one ought to have a little regard for the welfare 

 of the guides of the wilderness, brave, faithful, hearty 

 and gem-roils in the main, but some of whom, through the 

 example and well meant importunit ics of the parties they 

 accompany, become intemperate and in the end worthless 

 chara< lers. Manx of them, however, taking warning from 

 the fate of others of their class, use liquors very sparingly, 

 generally afler their hardest work is done, and prefer a cup 

 <>f !ea, hot or cold, to any other stimulant. 



Our party, good fellows, temperate and free from all bad 



