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KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



as to allow an ordinary nut to be 

 screwed down on them for about 

 half an inch. 



The diagrams will show how the 

 grate is set up and also how 

 compactly it may be strapped for 

 carrying. This grate is light, 

 strong and inexpensive to build. 



THE EMERGENCY KIT 



BY ARTHUR W. STEVENS 



Last spring when OUTER'S BOOK 

 offered the Standard Tackle Box 

 as an inducement for the renewal 

 of subscriptions, I immediately 

 decided that I wanted one. My 

 subscription had not expired, and 

 I didn't need any inducement to 

 renew when I did. Also, I must 

 confess, I am not much of a fish- 

 erman, so you might be interested 

 in knowing the use to which the 

 box was put. 



My work of surveying keeps 

 me, sometimes, several months out 

 of reach of a doctor, and it be- 

 hooves one in such a position to 

 equip himself with some sort of 

 an emergency medical and surgi- 

 cal outfit. None of the prepared 

 outfits on the market appealed to 

 me as the right thing; but the 

 tackle box, with its numerous 

 compartments, seemed to offer a 

 possibility of making up an outfit 

 to suit my own needs. It has 

 proved so successful that others 

 might wish to profit by my experi- 

 ence. 



The contents of the box are as 

 follows : 



Two-inch gauze bandage. 



Small roll of absorbent cotton. 



Adhesive tape. 



Phial of iodine in small box to 

 prevent breakage; used as anti- 

 septic. 



Potassium permanganate crys- 

 tals, for rattlesnake bites and an- 

 tiseptic. 



Compound cathartic pills. 



Cascarets. 



Potassium chlorate tablets, for 

 sore throat. 



Carbolated vaseline, best salve 

 for cracked lips. 



Three-grain quinine capsules. 



Silver tweezers. 



Short-handled manicure scis- 

 sors. The curved shape of these 

 scissors gives them an advantage 

 over ordinary surgical scissors in 

 cutting away loose skin and such 

 minor surgical operations as one 

 will ordinarily be called upon to 

 perform. 



The large compartment in the 

 upper part of the box contains: 



One package of picric gauze, 

 for burns. 



Two U. S. army first-aid pack- 

 ets. 



This list is given merely as a 

 suggestion. The really practical 

 part of it is that the contents may 

 be made up to suit individual 

 needs. 



I might add that just a few sim- 

 ple home remedies that we all 

 know how to use are all I have 

 ever found use for in the moun- 

 tains. The more complicated out- 

 fits recommended by medical and 

 surgical men are all right for the 

 skilled man ; but we, in our ignor- 

 ance, are apt to get our wires 



