176 FAMILIAR PISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE 



cause the wearer to perspire as does a rubber coat. 

 Moreover, in case of rain it covers one entirely, 

 while a rubber coat only protects to the knees. It 

 packs up in a small compass and weighs but three 

 or four pounds. 



Another necessary article, and a great convenience 

 as well, is a No. 2 square rubber air pillow. When 

 filled it relieves the hardness of the seat of a boat 

 when occupied for some time, is a life preserver in case 

 of accident, and makes an excellent pillow at night. 



In locating a camp or tent, care should be taken 

 to erect it on a slight knoll, if possible, and, in 

 addition, a small trench should be dug around it. 

 Without these precautions, in case of a heavy contin- 

 ued rain, water and dampness will most certainly 

 cause trouble. 



In cooking for camp, a separate fire from that 

 used for heating is to be employed. It should be 

 small, and started a full hour before meal time, to 

 insure a quantity of embers, as they cook much better 

 than a smoky flame. A forked stick is driven into 

 the ground on each side of the fire, across which a 

 pole is laid to hold the cooking pails. A simpler 

 method is to drive light poles, some six feet lonii:, into 

 the earth, at such an angle, that, when a pail is hung 

 on the end it will be at just the right height over 

 the fire. 



