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on the old fire place. The ground being thawed 

 out our brush retained considerable warmth till 

 morning. 



Never, in the winter, make your camp fire 

 directly under a large snow laden tree. The 

 heat of the fire will melt the snow and the drop- 

 ping water cause much annoyance and discom- 

 fort, or high winds may spring up before morn- 

 ing and send the snow about your fire and camp. 



Never carry all your supply of matches 

 about your person, have a few, even though only 

 a half dozen, in some damp-proof article 

 amongst your blankets. A very good recepta- 

 cle if you have not a water proof box, is an empty 

 Pain Killer vial. See that it is thoroughly dry, 

 drop in your few matches and cork tightly. 



This is for an emergency and can be car- 

 ried about for months or years, and only opened 

 under necessity, when perhaps one dry match 

 will save your life. 



Never leave your gun loaded in camp! The 

 iron draws the dampness and imparts it to the 

 cartridges. Next day they may prove slow fire 

 or not explode at all. Have your cartridges 

 handy if you will, but really there is no neces- 

 sity. The days of wolves and savage Indians 

 are past and in most parts of the "wild" there 

 is nothing to molest man. 



One other axiom I will adduce and not prefix 



