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blotting-paper. In short, lightness, the sole 

 recommendation of this most aggravating com- 

 position, by no means counter-balances its 

 numerous defects. Were I going into a place 

 where neither horses nor trains were available, 

 my camping outfit would consist of something 

 like the following : A big iron kettle, a full-sized 

 galvanized bucket, a big enamelled iron teapot, 

 two plates for each person, one ordinary, and one 

 soup plate of enamelled iron. Knives and forks, 

 an extra pair, a large iron spoon, enamelled 

 mugs with handles, one for each person, a large 

 coffee-pot, one big and one small saucepan, two 

 frying-pans, two first-class axes, a butcher's 

 knife or two, some big needles and thread, and 

 matches in an air-tight box. This really is the 

 minimum you can do with. 



The tent may be a ten foot by eight foot cotton 

 affair, weighing only some eight pounds, costing 

 in the U.S.A. about 12 dollars. Even this is not 

 indispensable ; for on this my first trip we had 

 but a lean-to, which gradually evolved into a 

 triangular arrangement, made of spruce boughs 

 and poles. I cannot, however, say that it was 

 comfort. The smoke nearly smothered us when 

 the wind was at all strong, and the rain and 

 snow drifted into every corner. Of course, if a 

 permanent camp is to be established for some 

 time, a birch-bark shelter can be made that is 

 both dry and comfortable. Personally I prefer 



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