Newfoundland 
blotting-paper. In short, lightness, the sole 
recommendation of this most aggravating com- 
position, by no means counter-balances its 
numerous defects. Were I going into a place 
where neither horses nor trains were available, 
my camping outfit would consist of something 
like the following: A big iron kettle, a full-sized 
galvanized bucket, a big enamelled iron teapot, 
two plates for each person, one ordinary, and one 
soup plate of enamelled iron. Knives and forks, 
an extra pair, a large iron spoon, enamelled 
mugs with handles, one for each person, a large 
coffee-pot, one big and one small saucepan, two 
frying - pans, two first-class axes, a butcher’s 
knife or two, some big needles and thread, and 
matches in an air-tight box. This really is the 
minimum you can do with. 
The tent may be a ten foot by eight foot cotton 
affair, weighing only some eight pounds, costing 
in the U.S.A. about 12 dollars. Even this is not 
indispensable ; for on this my first trip we had 
but a lean-to, which gradually evolved into a 
triangular arrangement, made of spruce boughs 
and poles. I cannot, however, say that it was 
comfort. The smoke nearly smothered us when 
the wind was at all strong, and the rain and 
snow drifted into every corner. Of course, if a 
permanent camp is to be established for some 
time, a birch-bark shelter can be made that is 
both dry and comfortable. Personally I prefer 
