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presumably of the arctic pattern ; and a bag of this 

 description of heavy wool, closely felted, known as 

 the "Kenwood Camp and Sleeping Bag," is advertized 

 for sale in the American sporting paper Forest and 

 Stream. We must however warn the reader (as we 

 know nothing of this invention) that unless the exterior 

 is of skin or mackintosh, the cold will penetrate 

 through woollen coverings of very great thickness. 

 Another form of sleeping bag is fully described in 

 Mr. Galton's " Art of Travel," as in use among the 

 French Douaniers, which seems just the thing for a 

 sportsman shooting upon lofty mountains, as for 

 instance in Thibet. * Captain Hamilton Bowers, among 

 others, expressly mentions that during his travels in 

 Thibet he found " blankets alone are of little use 

 against great cold, and no amount of woollen clothes 

 will keep out the wind." f Sheepskin robes are there- 

 fore a necessity, and admirable clothing of this descrip- 

 tion is offered for sale by native dealers all over 

 Northern India, both for day and night use; the long 

 coats are called in the native vernacular "postheen," 

 and afford excellent protection against cold. 



It is not at all uncommon among great mountains to 

 find hollow recesses among large masses of fallen rock, 

 sufficiently large to shelter several men from the bitter 

 night winds; and if such a spot can be found it is 

 quite possible to pass the night there in comparative 

 comfort; frequently a fire can be kindled in it, and 

 such a place may afford an admirable point of vantage 

 to issue from at these early hours. We speak of this 



* See The Art of Travel, by Francis Gallon. 



7 Diary of a Journey Across Thibet, by Captain Hamilton Bower, 

 i;th Bengal Cavalry, 1894, p. 3. 



