A WAYSIDE MEAL. 



By E. H. Allen. 



should be directed toward the commis- 

 sary department, without full attention 

 to which the expedition is likely to 

 prove a snare and a delusion. 



Camping-out usually means a trip, to 

 the wilderness wherein the only shelter 

 is that made famous by Daniel Boone, 

 a chip fire and a blanket, a bed under 

 brush or covered by canvas or bark. 

 Therefore, due attention must be given 

 to the methods of transportation and the 

 kind of duffle to be carried before de- 

 termining upon the quantity and quality 

 of provisions to be taken. Many ex- 

 perienced woodsmen depend almost en- 

 tirely upon the country for subsistence, 



HOT BISCUITS FOR SUPPER. 



but they know the edible roots, ber- 

 ries, leaves and lichens of the country 

 through which they intend to journey. 

 They know what mammals and what 

 birds they expect to find there and, 

 above all, they know how to prepare 

 this varied assortment of Nature's pro- 

 visions for the table or for the pan, as 

 the case may be. These men take little 

 into the woods except a small medicine 

 bag or box and plenty of salt. The 

 rest of their equipment consists of fish- 

 ing tackle, guns and ammunition. In 

 this way, they are enabled to cover a 

 large territory and, as is often the case, 

 if these men are roving by nature, this 

 method of traveling allows 

 them to break camp at will 

 and follow their own whims 

 and desires from day to day. 

 If the proposed camping 

 site is in the neighborhood of 

 a transportation line, and 

 there is a road between the 

 camping site and the station 

 on the line, then there need be 

 no limit other than the camp- 

 er's purse to the size of the 

 commissariat packages. Too 

 much attention can not be 

 given, however, to the con- 

 necting link between the de- 

 barking point on the railroad 



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