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or summer, the former tints are preferable to all others, but 

 ibr the autumn, or even for mountain shooting 1 , the " pepper- 

 and-salt " cloth, or some kindred material, is by many persons 

 deemed the best. The clothing worn should be made loose, so 

 as to give ample freedom of movement, and the older it is, 

 consistent with comfort and appearance, the better it is, for one 

 does not care for it then so much, and he " roughs " it without 

 any compunctions of conscience about a tailor's bill; and if it 

 should get torn into shreds he feels that he has not lost much. 

 Good heavy boots or shoes are indispensable for long- 

 walking or heavy climbing, and they, also, should be free 

 to the feet, so that they may not blister them, or produce 

 heart-aching corns, which always pinch most when most 

 inconvenient. Should the shoes get wet, the soles and uppers 

 ought to be oiled well with castor-oil before being dried ; and 

 should they blister the feet, the inside of the stockings should 

 be coated with common yellow soap, and this, when repeated 

 a few times, will both harden the pedal extremities and 

 prevent them from blistering for many weeks at least. An 

 extra pair of boots or shoes should always be carried, also 

 slippers or moccasins. The latter, if smoke tanned, are, in 

 my estimation, the best, as they are easy and pliable to the 

 feet, do not harden and shrink after a wetting, and may be 

 used even for travelling over a country where rocks and briers 

 are not common. An overcoat, a rubber cape and leggings, and 

 a rubber blanket or two should form a portion of every Nimrod's 

 wardrobe when out in the wilds, for the former is often useful 

 even on summer nights, and the latter are necessities during 

 the prevalence of a rain storm, or to act as preventives 

 against the dampness of the ground or the atmosphere, if 

 one is compelled to sleep in the open air and he often is, or 

 he sometimes wishes to do it. AYarm underclothing is a 

 necessity, even if the outer is light, and should be made of 

 flannel, to prevent the too rapid cooling of the body after 

 great or severe exertion; and in order that it might be always 

 lit to wear, that, and all other materials of the wardrobe, 

 should be carried in a waterproof bag. 



As the majority of people, no matter how robust they may be, 



