170 FAMILIAR PISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE 



decided by the number who az-e to occupy it. A 

 wall tent is much more comfortable and roomy than 

 the A pattern. These tents are usually erected on 

 two uprights supporting the cross pole, but as these 

 uprights stand jnst in the middle of the entrance 

 they are always a nuisance. The proper and better 

 plan is to cut four poles, about eight or ten feet long, 

 and to tie each pair together within a foot of the top, 

 making shear legs. In the short crotches thus made, 

 the ends of the cross pole are placed, after it has 

 been put through the top of the tent. The stretcher 

 stakes are then driven in and the stretcher ropes of 

 the tent fastened to them, whereupon the top is 

 elevated and the tent stretched taut by drawing the 

 lower ends of the supporting poles together. Erected 

 in this way, it is not liable to be blown over. When 

 heat is required, the front flaps are thrown back, and 

 the camp fire warms the interior. By closing the 

 front tightly a good night's sleep is assured, as nei- 

 ther mosquitoes nor flies can enter. During cold 

 nights a tent will naturally bo found much warmer 

 than an open camp. 



Another question of importance in regard to 

 camping is how to build a fire — that is, liow to build 

 one and secure the full benefit of it by throwing the 

 heat into the camp or tent. Two 5-foot stakes, 

 about C inches thick, are driven firmly into the 



