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Glance at your watch and its hands betray that 

 the hour of rest is upon you. Hie to the tent and 

 a pleasant surprise is there for several; the simple 

 camp bed is neatly spread on a soft canvas cover- 

 ed yielding carpet, soft to the touch. Peer under 

 the canvas if you will and the dry leaves or neatly 

 laid brush is shown, and thus the secret of a good 

 camp bed is made plain to all. Turn in boys and 

 tell your stories until restful sleep claims one by 

 one, and as the voices cease, dimmer grows the 

 reflection of the camp fire, and as you reach for the 

 covers of your bed, the pale moon or stars bid you 

 a restful good night. Sleep on ye wearied city 

 mortals, for ye will find that one-half the sleep suf- 

 fices here, unless perchance impoverished nature 

 bids you rest on, for no cities noise bids you stir. 



Two such weeks of daily life such as this, fits a 

 man for a year's hard work again, and when the 

 time comes to break camp and start for home 

 again, regretfully you do so, yet with a clearer eye, 

 a lighter step, a cheerful voice and a rested mind, 

 a body and spirit as of old. A pleasant trip and 

 you find yourself among family and friends again; 

 they comment on that ruddy face, that clearer eye, 

 hardly know ye why, and yet you feel they speak 

 the truth, for you feel as you never felt before. 



And now in your old haunts, things that once 

 looked cheerless now seem bright; the knotty 

 problems of the weeks before are solved with ease, 

 your energies are as of old, truly can it be said that 

 camping trip" shoct as it were, did it all. 



Last but not least, that which you enjoyed the 

 most, that which has really benefited you so great- 

 ly, has actually cost you less than any vacation ev- 

 er taken before. Figure it up again if you will, 

 and already Tom, Jack and Dick stand ready for 

 that next trip for you now belong to that vast 

 army of Campers out. 



It is a peculiar fact that nature supplies most of 

 the things essential to camping out, wood, water, 

 trees, privacy; your own bed furnishes you with 

 covers, your pantry the foods, and perhaps be you 

 handy with rod or gun, luxuries are yours; if not 

 your daily food serves you in camp, your kitchen 

 your utensils or most of them; while the money 

 you' frit a way at home in a single month would 



