IN A FISHING COUNTRY 



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ness of an overcast night — a fine pair of 

 boots yielded up their lives, but the feet 

 animating them were fit to carry on next 

 day; whereas a sturdy French Canadian 

 who did not use this easy precaution was 

 crippled, and had to lie up for repairs. It 

 comes to mind that this very daunder gave 

 a chance to test the advice of an old Irish- 

 man — a prodigious walker. In the days 

 when dancers were less biases, more than 

 once had he stepped it thirty miles to a 

 Toronto bail, stood up to the niusic all 

 night, and turned his long strides home- 

 ward in the morning. This was the coun- 

 sel: 'When tired, and the road is long, do 

 not bathe, as it weakens and relaxes; sit 

 down in the first cool stream (breeches 

 half-masted, shirt close-reefed) you will 

 find yourself amazingly refreshed and 

 braced.' 



Oil-tanned slippers, or something else 

 waterproof and light, will be needed for 

 evening wear. One might add that can- 

 vas boots with thick rope soles, such as are 

 made in Scotland, protect the feet in wad- 

 ing, and grip slimy boulders better than 

 nails or rubber. Getting wet hurts no one 

 who keeps going. Sooner or later you are 

 bound to be over the tops of the highest 

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