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or "punky" come before July, and stay. None of these, 

 however, arc a serious inconvenience if "tar oil," camphor 

 and lard, or some other of tin- Avell known mixtures for 

 warding oil' insects are persistently used. Insects rarely 

 accompany their victims out upon open water. A hree/y 

 camp, also, is pretty free from them. JUosquito-nHtini: at 

 niu'ht is worth all the trouble it costs to arrange it. 



In camp, hemlock or balsam houghs, and plenty of 

 them, make the best lied. Each person should have a 

 blanket to himself, and roll up in it. Wear a soft hat, cap, 

 or other protection on the head. Take a small flour-sack 

 and rill it with hemlock twi^s or urass and put a coat over 

 it for a pillow. 



I lave plenty of jokes, but no " fooling " with the axe, tin- 

 boat, or with each other, in camp or on the water. Bodily 

 injuries or a dead man in the woods, with lotm carries" 

 on the \\av out to ci\ ili/.ation. are ureat inconveniences. 

 Few people become sick in the woods, and. with care, acci 

 denNof a serious nature are not likely to occur. Of all 

 tiling, avoid irointr oil' into the woods alone, away from 

 the \\ater or th trail. Nothings easier than to "^et lost," 

 nothing iniich harder than to "jet found" a^ain. 



(iiiides usually charge $2.50 or $13.00 each per day, 

 including boat. Hotels usually charge ">(> cents each for 

 meals ;md IncLnn.u'. or from .$7, to $10 per week for board, 

 with use of boats. In camp, the food of each man eosts 

 not lo exceed 2.") cents per day. One ^uide and boat for 

 two sportsmen is comfortable, a .li'iiide and boat for each 

 sportsman is a luxury worth paying for if you can afford it, 



