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along. In casting very few minnows live over three 

 or four casts of the average bait-caster; the only 

 thing necessary with a dead minnow is to keep it in 

 motion. I have found preserved minnows good 

 bait for wall-eyed pike as well as bass and trout. 



QUESTION. Off and on I take short canoe trips 

 during the summer and fall; do you think a Comfort 

 Sleeping Pocket has any advantages over the ordi- 

 nary sleeping bags for trips of this kind? S. O. S. 



ANSWER. No doubt you refer to the Comfort 

 Sleeping Pocket made by the Athol Manufacturing 

 Company, Athol, Massachusetts. This sleeping 

 pocket is so far ahead of the old time sleeping bags 

 that there is absolutely no comparison. The air 

 mattress is sure a joy-bed and it makes a pile of rocks 

 feel like eider-down. It opens down the entire side 

 and is easily aired, at the same time it does not sweat- 

 up when in use which is often the case with old style 

 sleeping bags. With this sleeping pocket you will 

 need no tent as it is covered with balloon silk and has 

 a flap at the head that can be rigged up as a tent 

 cover. I carry a Feather-weight No. 2 which 

 weighs 14 pounds and sleep in any kind of weather 

 just as comfy as in my four-poster. For down- 

 right solid comfort and a handy piece of out-door 

 equipment, place your bet on the Comfort Sleeping 

 Pocket. 



