hid l\v< dean bed sheets l<> his equipment, for (|uilis 

 and blankets can not well be washed, hut washing 

 slice! s is an easy mailer. Before or immediately after 

 breakfast Hie sheets can be soaped and soaked and left 

 about an hour in the lake or stream. Then, after they 

 have been rubbed and rinsed as well as conditions per- 

 mit, they are hung over a line, pole or bush. In a very 

 short time they are dry and, in tlte evening, the camper 

 has a clean bed. 



One great wash day each week is a waste of time in 

 camp. The sensible way is to wash a few pieces at a 

 time, just as they are needed or at the convenience of 

 the camper. A piece or two of underwear, socks, a 

 few handkerchiefs, a shirt, after thorough wetting and 

 soaping may be allowed to soak over night. In the 

 morning they are rubbed and rinsed in a few minutes 

 and left out to dry in the sun until dinner time. Flan- 

 nel shirts must be hung up to dry without rinsing in 

 order to avoid shrinking them. AVith a little care and 

 very little work, one can thus keep reasonably clean, 

 no matter how long one is out or how far one is from 

 civilization. The bed should be made up regularly and 

 all quilts, blankets and sheets must be frequently aired. 



Several cakes of floating soap are a necessity in a 

 white man's camp. The Indians have taught us many 

 things about camp life and woodcraft, but in the matter 

 of personal cleanliness and camp sanitation they can 

 only serve as examples of the abhorrent kind. And do 

 not forget to take your night shirt or pajamas. The 

 L'; reei i horn laughs at those as he does at pillows, but the 

 wise man obeys the Law and the Prophets of camping, 



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