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some salt, a little flour, a small chunk of bacon, and 

 a hatchet. So it is with dress. The clothes should 

 be stout, of a neutral tint; the hat should be soft, 

 without too large a brim; the shoes heavy, and the 

 soles studded with small nails, save when moccasins 

 or rubber-soled shoes are worn; but within these 

 limits there is room for plenty of variation. Avoid, 

 however, the so-called deer-stalker's cap, which is 

 an abomination; its peaked brim giving no protec- 

 tion whatsoever to the eyes when facing the sun 

 quartering, a position in which many shots must be 

 taken. In very cold regions, fur coats, caps, and 

 mittens, and all-wool underclothing are necessary. 

 I dislike rubber boots when they can possibly be 

 avoided. In hunting in snow in the winter I use 

 the so-called German socks and felt overshoes where 

 possible. One winter I had an ermine cap made. 

 It was very good for peeping over the snowy ridge 

 crests when game was on the other side ; but, except 

 when the entire landscape was snow-covered, it was 

 an unmitigated nuisance. In winter, webbed snow- 

 shoes are used in the thick woods, and skees in the 

 open country. 



There is an endless variety of opinion about 

 rifles, and all that can be said with certainty is that 

 any good modern rifle will do. It is the man be- 



