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more at any time upon the way or not. The habits 

 and tastes of those who are to use them will, of 

 course, determine their variety. Old hands at the 

 business always learn to do without many luxu- 

 ries, rather preferring hearty, nutritious food with 

 hunger for their only sauce ; and the more experience 

 they have the less they are inclined to bother 

 themselves with variety. The usual provisions 

 carried by the market hunters are as follows : 

 flour, corn-meal, pork, beans, coffee, sugar, salt, 

 pepper, baking-powder, molasses, and onions, if 

 procurable; to these, or such of them as he 

 wishes, the novice may add what luxuries he may 

 think proper — the fewer the better; and a good 

 supply of matches, as well as soap, towels, gun- 

 rags, and oil for lanterns must not be forgotten. 

 For tools, a saw, axe, and auger should be car- 

 ried ; a few nails, too, often come handy, and 

 may be needed to mend a wrecked or leaky boat. 

 A fish-line, with a few assorted hooks, might help 

 to procure a change of diet, and should not be 

 neglected. An old powder-keg, with the head taken 

 out and fitted with a rope-handle, makes an : ad- 

 mirable pail ; and, if sawed in two, the bottom 

 makes an excellent basin in which to wash the 

 hands and face. 



