YOUR SUMMER ENCAMPMENT 



not let any unit of your outfit run much over fifty 

 pounds. Have handles on each piece. Make it so 

 that it can be checked, packed, or carried. 



The amount of duffle you are to take depends 

 much on the kind of camp you are to have. Per- 

 haps there are unmarried young ladies in your fam- 

 ily. If so, Mamma will need to have an eye to a 

 camp pitched somewhere near a resort or other 

 locality infested by youth of the opposite 'sex. This 

 means a certain amount of flannel shirts, blazers, 

 soft hats, etc., not to mention shoes, gloves and other 

 belongings. Yet even these things can be accom- 

 modated in camp. In short, your camp can very 

 nearly resemble your home if you so determine. Of 

 course the girls will need some sort of mackintoshes 

 to keep their store clothes dry. The best sort is 

 the light circular cape of pure rubber with gathering 

 bands at neck and wrists. Either a man or woman 

 may wear this sort of waterproof. 



Your camera is something which today belongs 

 in your summer encampment almost as much as 

 your tent or fishing rod. Perhaps you have an ex- 

 pensive one and are fond of telling friends that the 

 lens alone cost over seventy-five dollars. In that 

 case you will have to learn how to shoot your camera 

 as you had to learn how to shoot a choke-bored gun. 

 The fine lenses require care in focusing. On a 



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