THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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ENTERPRISE TENT-COT 



Apropos of the somewhat hysterical but, neverthe- 

 less, commendable agitation for outdoor sleeping as a 

 result of experiments and theories as to the scientific 

 cause and treatment of the great white plague, comes the 

 announcement, in advertising columns, of the invention 

 and manufacture of a tent-cot seeming suitable for out- 

 door needs and admirably adapted for the cure of pul- 

 monary troubles without the usual discomfiture and an- 

 noyance incident to sleeping in the open air. 



After a series of experiments the Enterprise Bed 

 Company, of Hammond, Ind., has evolved and patented 

 a tent-cot that is already bringing large, orders to its 

 factory. Realizing its values, proprietors of sanitariums 

 and hospitals have placed a sufficient number of orders 

 to prove that the product is of unquestionable merit. 



In accompanying cuts are shown the various uses 

 to which the tent-cot may be adapted. Campers and 

 fishermen find it to be of value because of the ease with 

 which it is packed, ready for portage or shipment, and 

 the small space required in camping outfits. Although 

 complete in all details the cot when folded weighs but 

 thirty pounds and can, therefore, be easily carried under 

 the arm for long distances if necessary. 



The frame of the Enterprise tent-cot is of hard 

 maple with substantial roof work and legs properly braced 

 to withstand storm or wind. Strong 10-ounce brown 

 duck covers the sides, while the top or canopy is of 

 8-ounce material. Windows at each end are 9x12 inches 

 with flaps for storms, and mosquito netting to exclude 

 flies and other insects. Side doors are of sufficient size 

 to allow easy entrance or egress and are provided with 

 similar flaps and netting. In structure the tent-cot is 

 of the collapsible style and for this reason parts cannot 

 be lost or become separated during either a long or a 

 short shipment. 



For hunters or fishermen the tent-cot possesses many 



advantages. With but a moment's work it can be set 

 in place and made ready for use. Inasmuch as there are 

 apertures at all sides and the entire structure can be 

 shifted without effort; it can easily be turned in any di- 

 rection desired, to avoid sunshine or to enjoy the cool 

 breezes. Flies, snakes, animals and insects are barred 

 from its interior and the tired camper may lay himself 

 down to peaceful dreams, secure in the knowledge that 

 creepers and crawlers may not interrupt. 



Although light in weight and boarded with canvas, 

 yet no wind or storm may find the sleeper unprepared. 

 Without rising from his position, he may raise or lower 

 the flaps at will. Walls and canopy are of an especially 

 prepared canvas through which water or sleet cannot 

 penetrate. A pillow and a couple of blankets allow a com- 

 fortable night's sleep, even during cold weather. 



Since the Enterprise tent-cot was first placed on 

 the market, th'e public has grasped eagerly at the oppor- 

 tunity to get a durable, comfortable outdoor bed at a nom- 

 inal cost. Representatives of the company state that 

 while the majority of orders are from physicians and res- 

 idents of the city who wish to use the tent-cot for sleep- 

 ing on verandas or lawns, yet a large number of inquiries 

 are received from miners, prospectors, engineers and 

 travelers who are forced into outdoor life and who find 

 that the tent-cot is necessary to their work. 



The elevation of the sleeping cot above the ground, 

 its comfortable head rest, the protection from flies, mos- 

 quitoes and all creeping things, the elimination of the 

 bothersome pegging process, the ease and rapidity with 

 which it may be erected and lowered, the absence of all 

 annoying "parts" or fixtures, its remarkably light weight 

 and strength of construction, and lastly its reasonableness 

 in price all prove that the Enterprise tent-cot is not a 

 toy, but it is an eminently practical and satisfactory solu- 

 tion of a long-mooted problem. 



Here's one unoccupied. In the 

 lower corner of the cut you see 

 It as It looks when folded. 



