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all excess baggage being charged for according to the 

 regular express rates ; and also because, after leaving 

 the railroad, everything must be packed on mule-back 

 over the steep trails. If one's husband is a natural- 

 ist, one necessarily travels with much that is heavy 

 — photographic plates, bottles of formalin, guns, am- 

 munition, etc. I always say that our trunks contain 

 everything except clothing. 



I will begin with what one must wear. A man will 

 find that an ideal costume for camping is a soft felt 

 hat, a khaki hunting-coat and knickerbockers, canvas 

 army leggings, ordinary heavy shoes, never, if he 

 values comfort and ^^eace of mind, high hunting- 

 boots and long golf stockings. They are both too 

 warm for the climate of Mexico, as well as affording 

 excellent lodging-places for fleas and other insects. 

 A supply of soft blue flannel shirts, such as the West- 

 ern cowboys wear, will be always comfortable and 

 useful. Sweaters are necessary, for remember that 

 this is a winter trip, and, although the days are warm 

 and one will then hate the very sight of a sweater, 

 yet the nights in camp are cool and sometimes even 

 cold. 



To the woman who is courageous enough to defy 

 the expostulations of her friends and to undertake 

 a camping-trip to Mexico, let me say that I congratulate 

 her on having before her one of the most unique and 

 fascinating experiences of her life ; that is, if she goes 



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