Camper craft or The Summer Camp 257 



camp-out should mean a new spell of life — a fresh start in 

 vigor for every one concerned. 



Many mothers ask with fear, "Won't my boy catch 

 cold, if he camps out? " This is the last and least of dan- 

 gers. Almost never does one catch cold in camp. I have 

 f oimd it much more likely that boys suffer through irregular 

 hours of eating and sleeping; but these are troubles that the 

 camp discipline is designed to meet. 



The great evil that campers should beware of, is of course 

 rheumatism. But none need suffer if they will take the 

 simple precaution of changing their wet clothes when not in 

 action, and never sleeping directly on the ground. A warm, 

 dry place for the bed should be prepared in every tent and 

 teepee. 



As a rule, it is better to go on a trip with a definite object. 

 If you go with a general vague determination to get healthy, 

 you are likely to think too much about it. It is better to 

 live correctly, and safely assume that you will be healthier 

 for the trip. To illustrate: One of my trips was made to 

 determine the existence of Wood Buffalo on the Great 

 Slave River; another to prove that the Canadian Fauna 

 reached the Lake of the Woods. Some of my friends have 

 made trips to win the badge of expert canoe-man; others for 

 the camper badge, and so forth, and I think it best to go a 

 long way from home. Get as complete a change as possible. 



OUTFIT FOR A PARTY OF SIX (CAMPING ONE WEEK IN 

 FIXED camp) 



I 1 2-foot teepee (if for cold weather), accommodating 

 five or six men not forgetting a storm-cap, 



Or, in summer, a 10 x 12 wall tent. 



18 X 10 awning for kitchen and dining-room, in hot or 

 wet weather. 



