IN A FISHING COUNTRY 



of its own; you may rub it on indefinitely, 

 and the agreeable warmth lingers. But 

 probably everyone has a pretty clear idea 

 of the half dozen simple remedies, not for- 

 getting chlorodyne, boracic acid, bandages 

 and pills, that should fill the cigarette-box 

 in his pack. 



Speaking of the pack, can a sailor's dun- 

 nage-bag be improved upon for general 

 handiness? The dealers do not offer it, 

 I think, but a sailmaker will turn them out 

 of the size that may happen to suit your 

 needs, — depending upon whether they are 

 to hold everything required for two or 

 three weeks, or only strictly personal traps, 

 excluding blankets. A long opening in the 

 side gives access, without that inconvenient 

 groping to the bottom of a sack which gen- 

 erally ends in turning out all the contents. 

 This opening laces up tightly, and in a 

 moment, with loops of cotton cord sewed 

 to one edge and passing through eyelets 

 on the other. A carrying-strap made of 

 the same eight- or ten-ounce duck is a 

 fixture, but cords at either end regulate its 

 length, these being attached to metal rings 

 sewn about twenty inches apart, on rein- 

 forcing patches. Naturally you will not 

 load it upon a wagon, mouth up, or in a 

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