summed up in these words: "Thou Shalt keep dry and 

 warm and clean." 



Besides soap, a tooth brush belongs to the outfit, and 

 a man should take his shaving set, for a beard of week's 

 or two week's growth looks dirty and feels very un- 

 comfortable. A small mirror is also desirable, and the 

 small steel mirrors used by the boys in the army are the 

 best for camping. 



A folding lantern with a good supply of dripless 

 candles is very desirable. It allows one to close up the 

 tent without dripping tallow on everything, and one 

 can look for any little article around the camp or the 

 fire, for it is surprising how, after dark, all kinds of 

 needed articles will vanish. 



With the tent properly closed or opened as the season 

 may require, packs and clothing so placed that, even if 

 a storm should come up, they will not get wet, and 

 with watch and matches in the proper place everything 

 is ready for the night. 



At last the candle is blown out, and everybody settles 

 comfortably on the soft clean bed from which arises 

 the woodsy fragrance of balsam fir, birch or alder, as 

 the case may be. If the day has been an easy one, a few 

 stories are exchanged or problems discussed, but soon 

 the talk ceases and there is silence in the tent until the 

 sun awakens the sleepers, and it must be remembered 

 that in summer, direct sunlight will make the interior 

 of a tent unbearably hot. 



Perhaps the camper has chosen to go by himself into 

 the solitude of the wilderness, and a lone camp for a 

 week or two is a rare treat and a wonderful rest for 



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