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camp wear. You might blow yourself for a khaki 

 skirt for Friend Wife. You, yourself, have known 

 how desirable it is to have loose, easy, yet well- 

 fitted garments in camp. Each of the family should 

 have a sweater and some sort of raincoat. There is 

 nearly always a certain chill around camp at night. 

 It is not a bad plan for any woman to have a pair 

 of rubbers or overshoes somewhere in the kit bag. 

 You cannot be comfortable if your feet are cold, 

 and they will be cold if they are damp after you quit 

 work. A hot-water bottle is an excellent thing to 

 have in camp. If the weather is very damp and the 

 tent cold, sometimes a big hot rock will take off the 

 chill. In one way or another you surely can keep 

 your tent warm if only you will use your wits. 



The grocery department ought not to be con- 

 ducted too much on a catch-as-catch-can basis. Most 

 camp diseases come from badly cooked or badly pro- 

 tected food. Have your flour, bacon, tea, coffee, 

 and sugar just as good in camp as you do at home. 

 Do not eat underdone fish or vegetables. Do not 

 burden yourself with useless things, but let the table 

 be good and varied if your stay in camp is to be 

 long. Be sure that you have good water, pure water. 

 A camp near a spring is desirable if the spring is 

 pure. If you are near cold water you can keep the 

 butter tins or jars in good condition just as Grand- 



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