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or simply with strings, the ends of which are joined to prevent 

 the knots from running into the book. When in use the book 

 is turned inside out, so that the covers, which are brought 

 together, afford a firm support for the pen or pencil. The size 

 of the book is adjusted to the needs of the day, and is always 

 comparatively light. When the pages are full, the notes are 

 filed and the sheets are renewed. At the end of the day, week, 

 or year the notes are assorted, and those pertaining to a given 

 subject, falling into their proper place and in chronological 

 order, are "bound," or tied up, with proper titles, in a series 

 of booklets. A book is devoted to every important subject, 

 while all miscellaneous notes are temporarily gathered into a 

 single "volume." The only rule required is to use separate 

 pages for each subject. The system is perfectly elastic, and 

 combines the advantages of a card index and ordinary note- 

 book, without their defects. In the course of time, in place of 

 a series of cards, scraps, or records of observations buried in 

 notebooks, an orderly series of "volumes" appears. The 

 notes upon a given subject are always in their proper place, and 

 that place can always be found. This method can be used 

 with equal advantage, whatever the nature of the subject. 



Accessories. The minor articles which are needed to com- 

 plete the photographer's outfit, all of which can be rolled up 

 with the tent or, better, carried in a hand-bag, will be suggested 

 by a little experience in the field. A saw, hatchet, and nails 

 are often required, as well as scissors, pins, the supply of which 

 is always liable to run out, and a small hand-mirror for use in 

 setting the shutter from the rear. A toilet hand-mirror which 

 can be turned at any angle is a convenient means of inspecting 

 the interior of nests inaccessible to the hand, but within reach 

 of the mirror attached to a pole. 



