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RECREA TION. 



have learned to prize it so highly that I 

 would as soon think of going to the woods 

 without my rifle as without my sleeping 

 bag." 



Then follows a description of the article, 

 succeeded by a plan for making a bed of 

 boughs in the event of the " outer " having 

 no sleeping bag. 



TENTS. 



A chapter is devoted to this subject, and 

 directions for erecting and warming them 

 are minute and detailed. One finds that 

 brick walls are not necessary either for 

 protection or pleasure, and can easily realize 

 that a canvas house may shelter a more 

 healthful man than a steam-heated hotel, or 

 a palatial clubhouse. 



But already all reasonable space has been 

 exhausted, and the door has been merely 

 opened. A future article may supplement 

 this brief beginning, but no skeleton review 

 can properly present the merits of a book 

 which is at once guide and companion. 



Even the crippled recluse, whose days of 

 forest-happiness are over, can find com- 

 panionship in this priceless little book. 



" Camping and Camp Outfits " is sold 

 through the office of Recreation. Price, 

 $1.25. W. H. N. 



A BOOK ON THE SALMON. 

 Mr. A. E. Gathorne-Hardy's volume on 

 "The Salmon," in the "Fur, Fin, and 

 Feather Series," is what may be called a 

 popular monograph. It begins with " Nat- 

 ural History," tells all one wishes to know 

 about salmon tackle and equipment, fishing, 

 poaching, and cooking, and ends with a di- 

 gest of the laws of salmon fishing. The 

 volume is breezily written, excellently illus- 

 trated, and on the whole a very acceptable 

 addition to the literature of an interesting 

 subject. 



. Really, there is good reason why a vigor- 

 ous man should be fond of salmon fishing ; 

 and I have only envy for the Americans 

 who annually cross the Atlantic to the 

 splendid salmon rivers of Scotland. What 

 the mountain sheep is among mammals, 

 the salmon is among fishes. He is one of 

 the boldest and sturdiest of all fishes, and 

 is as fond of mountain torrents and roar- 

 ing rapids as a wild goat is of rocks. In 

 Scotland the glorious scenery amid which 

 he lives is perhaps as fine a stage-setting for 

 heavy-weight angling as can be found in the 

 world. The only trouble is that salmon- 

 fishing in Scotland is very apt to spoil a 

 man for fishing elsewhere. 



"The Salmon." By A. E. Gathorne- 

 Hardy; pp. 267, i2mo, 8 illustrations. 

 Longmans, Green & Co., New York. 



If you have no wife to bother your life, I'll 



tell you what to do, 

 Read Recreation, join the L. A. S., and 



paddle your own canoe. 



WHY NOT PUT MILK IN TUBES ? 



Experience in the woods has convinced 

 me that if condensed milk were put up in 

 collapsible tubes, it would be much more 

 convenient for sportsmen. Condensed cof- 

 fee (with milk and sugar) in the same way 

 would also have a good sale. 



The demand from the army for condensed 

 milk is large, but only while the soldiers are 

 in camp. When they take the field they go 

 without milk, because a can once opened 

 cannot be carried. But nearly every man 

 would have a tube of milk or coffee in his 

 haversack, if put up in collapsible form, so 

 it could be used from day to day, and car- 

 ried meantime. 



Even in camp the tube has its advantages. 

 First, there is no waste. Second, flies or 

 other insects cannot invade. Third, the 

 sensitive man would not be shocked by see- 

 ing some one wipe his spoon on his tobac- 

 conized tongue, and then dip it in the milk- 

 can to take out what he wants for his coffee. 

 Fourth, after squeezing out what milk 

 might be wanted, you could restore the cap 

 and the remainder would be hermetically 

 sealed. 



I believe, many families would keep tubes 

 in the ice chest, who do not keep cans. 

 The former would be good until exhausted, 

 no matter how infrequently drawn upon ; 

 while the latter, once opened, must be used 

 rapidly, or there is more or less waste. 



Boston, Mass. Wm. G. Reed. 



" I see the Spanish speak of us as the 

 Yankee pigs." 



" Well, they might do worse." 



"How?" 



" They might call us game hogs." 



Teacher — What ! You haven't learned 

 the story of Cain and Abel yet? 



Tommy — No ; maw says it's bad man- 

 ners to pry into family quarrels. — Indian- 

 apolis Journal. 



" Been taking any recreation this sum- 

 mer? " 



" You bet. I take Recreation all the 

 year round. Wouldn't miss it for 5 times 

 the price." 



Smith — There's a brave man. 



Brown — Been to war? 



Smith — No, stayed at home ; that's where 

 his bravery comes in. You ought to meet 

 his wife. 



" This," said Jones, as he proudly ex- 

 hibited his new drygoods store wheel, " is 

 an 1899 model." 



" Yes," was the reply, " an $18.99 model." 



She — Why are graduation exercises called 

 " commencement exercises? " 



He — Probably on the same theory as we 

 speak of a man-of-war as " she." 



