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they will be as fine as silk to the feet, and if 

 they were shoes of good quality to begin 

 with, will last you all the fall for hard 

 usage. Then have them tapped and heeled, 

 and they will be as good as new better, be- 

 cause already broken for your spring 

 tramps. 



Wear light but warm clothing for fall 

 tramps never an overcoat, which is as 

 much of an abomination for a pedestrian as 

 rubber boots for a swimmer. A sweater is 

 the ideal heat-conserving garment. That, 

 with a comparatively light coat, will be suf- 

 ficient for September tramps. Later on ex- 

 change the ordinary coat for a reefer or 

 leather jacket. 



These are commonplace hints, to be sure, 

 but, as experience teaches me, of the great- 

 est value. A fly can spoil your delicate 

 ointment, and a sore heel or toe can dispel 

 any amount of poetry and ideal enjoyment. 

 And since the Pegasus of the rambler must 

 always be "shank's mare," it behooves him 

 to see to it that his steed is well shod and 

 harnessed. 



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