106 EQUIPMENT. 



A brace, e, of thin wrought-iron to strengthen the 

 top of the stove and to prevent its warping, is 

 firmly fastened on the inside across the top and 

 part way down each side. Around the stope-pipe 

 hole should be a rim of sheet-iron, upon which the 

 pipe is fitted. Pipe, 3£ inches in diameter, made 

 in tapering sections, which telescope together for 

 transportation. When in use, the pipe should not 

 be allowed to touch the tent, but a loose tin collar 

 should surround it where it passes through, and 

 be sewed in position to the cloth. The draught is 

 regulated commonly by slide-gates, but various 

 methods may be employed. Cost of stove com- 

 plete, about $10 to $12. "For cooking uten- 

 sils : 1 frying-pan, 2 tin kettles, 1 coffee-pot, 2 

 sheet-iron baking-pans, 1 bread-pan, 1 dish-pan, 

 and a large iron spoon are needed. 



For a table, if you can procure a box such 

 as is used for packing large plate-glass in, you 

 will be suited to a nicety. Have the top planed 

 smoothly, and set it up on legs to the proper 

 height, then between the two sides of the box 

 you may stow away your dishes when not in use. 

 A tin cup, knife, fork, and spoon are, of course, 

 needed for each person, besides a few extra plates and 

 pans to use in cooking and upon which to serve food. 



