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journey where they may be expected, pour out a 

 little into the palm of your hand and anoint your 

 face with it. To most persons the scent of tar is 

 not offensive, and the mixture w^ashes off on the 

 first application of soap and water, leaving no trace 

 or taint. To reconcile my lady readers to it, I 

 may add, that it renders the skin soft and smooth 

 as an infant's. 



I have mentioned these various protections, not 

 because we often resort to them, but simply from 

 a desire to furnish my readers ample knowledge 

 for every emergency. Last summer we were in 

 the wilderness nearly two months, but suffered 

 more in the first two weeks after our return, in a 

 city in Connecticut, than during our entire stay in 

 the woods. Care in the selection of your camp, 

 and the employment of the above-mentioned meth- 

 ods of protection, will obviate every difficulty and 

 make you as free from inconvenience as you would 

 be in the majority of New England villages. 



LADIES' OUTFIT. 



A lady at my elbow, recalling how valuable a 

 few suggestions would have been to her five years 

 ago in respect to what is most appropriate and 

 serviceable for a lady to wear in the wilderness, 

 inserts the following list : — 



