every few dayo as do bough beda. They are also wat -n'-proof 



and BO protect one from tho damp grour.l. Air beds may 



be purchased at a cost of about twenty-fiv? r thirty dollars. 



Another form of bed which ia vo:y oosnfortablo and 

 more permanent than a bou^h bed can be made by building a 

 frame work of poles up from tho ground. Then veave rope 

 back and forth* to form a net on top of which beupfts nay be 

 laid arri then the blankets. 



In the evening one wishes to do a little reading 

 or writing and it is then that on-3 appreciates a good light, 

 for a camp fire is certainly a failure ac a light. The 

 simplest form of light is a candle stuck to a board, but if 

 unprotected the slightest breath of wind will blow it out. 

 A food device for a camp light is to ta'*:. a gallon fruit can, 

 out a round hole in one side about threo inches in diameter, 

 ther. make a hole In the bottom throurti ttoili the candle nay b 

 pushed, but fitting too tightly for the oanule to slip through. 

 The wallo of the can will protect tlie lij^ht from th wind 

 and also serve to reflect the llf,ht through the holo. Hail 

 a stick to the oide of the can me 1 the lit$it can bcnoved aa 

 needed, then held by the stick punned into the ground. For 

 one who deeiros a more elaborate affair, a folding lantern can 

 be purchased at a cost of about t'.ro dollars and a half. 



In the matter of personal equipment every one hae 

 his own ideas. Since one is walking all the time the feet 

 deserve the first attention. A person chould havo two good 

 pajr of high boots wnll hob-nailed, about four pair of light 

 wctler. socks, and about four pair of the heaviest woolen socks 

 obtainable* A pair of 11 ht .-noccaoir.o about tho hei/:t of 

 an ordinary shoe will bd found very convenient to wear about 

 oaap evenings and on Gundayo. Khaki isprobarly the most 

 serviceable and lightest thing tc wear In the field* For 

 a BUrr-nor's wear one would need about two shirts and two pair 

 of trouuore. A light narrow brim felt or linen hat 10 the 

 beat for fielJ wear. An extra flannel shirt and sweater is 

 liandy for oold weather. Toilet articles oar. be carried beat 

 in a c^-oth roll with pookete made for the purpose. A email 

 pillun is mihty handy at night. 



The working outfit is on important part <f camp 

 life but. it is tc-o broai a subject to take up here. 



B. S. Yates. 

 Winter Iteoonn-a i a sar.i; o ^_ti -^- ne ^asta PC rent 



When the subject of winter reconnaissance was dls- 

 cunced at the aupervioors* aeotlng last December, considerable 

 doubt was expressed by most of those present ao to its 

 feasibility. During the previous winter, however, a con- 



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