﻿July, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  251 
  

  

  of 
  wardrobes 
  and 
  household 
  utensils, 
  doing 
  all 
  of 
  their 
  own 
  

   cooking 
  and 
  housekeeping 
  for 
  an 
  entire 
  summer, 
  appealed 
  

   to 
  the 
  youngsters. 
  The 
  educational 
  advantages 
  appealed 
  to 
  

   the 
  parents. 
  

  

  All 
  of 
  these 
  boys 
  were 
  from 
  homes 
  that 
  boasted 
  capable 
  

   servants 
  and 
  smooth-running 
  domestic 
  machinery, 
  where 
  

   they 
  were 
  not 
  obliged 
  to 
  do 
  much 
  of 
  anything 
  for 
  themselves. 
  

   Their 
  ability 
  to 
  cope 
  with 
  conditions 
  when 
  forced 
  to 
  do 
  so 
  

   was 
  shown, 
  first 
  of 
  all, 
  in 
  the 
  selection 
  of 
  cooking 
  utensils 
  

   and 
  supplies, 
  the 
  establishment 
  of 
  the 
  camp 
  and 
  the 
  inven- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  numerous 
  novel 
  makeshifts 
  for 
  comfort 
  and 
  con- 
  

   venience. 
  In 
  fact, 
  the 
  ingenuity 
  displayed 
  by 
  them 
  proved 
  a 
  

   constant 
  source 
  of 
  surprise 
  to 
  occasional 
  visitors. 
  There 
  was 
  

   a 
  neatness 
  of 
  details 
  that 
  reflected 
  more 
  than 
  passing 
  credit. 
  

   Bedding 
  and 
  clothing 
  were 
  aired 
  every 
  day, 
  demonstrating 
  

   that 
  the 
  boys 
  had 
  unconsciously 
  absorbed 
  ideas 
  of 
  neatness, 
  

   and 
  convenient 
  systematizing 
  of 
  home 
  duties, 
  and 
  had 
  ap- 
  

   plied 
  rules 
  of 
  good 
  housekeeping 
  that 
  would 
  undoubtedly 
  

   have 
  pleased 
  their 
  mothers. 
  

  

  A 
  photographer 
  who 
  heard 
  of 
  this 
  camp 
  penetrated 
  to 
  its 
  

   fastnesses. 
  The 
  boys 
  had 
  not 
  been 
  posted 
  regarding 
  his 
  

  

  ■L 
  

  

  fishing 
  or 
  gunning 
  excur- 
  

   sions 
  called 
  the 
  boys 
  away. 
  

   In 
  the 
  opposite 
  corner 
  of 
  

   the 
  tent 
  a 
  box 
  was 
  ar- 
  

   ranged 
  as 
  a 
  tool 
  chest 
  and 
  

   work 
  table 
  when 
  opened, 
  

   for 
  the 
  boy 
  who 
  was 
  fond 
  

   of 
  whittling 
  and 
  contriving 
  

   home 
  comforts. 
  A 
  little 
  

   dog 
  proved 
  valuable 
  as 
  a 
  

   protection 
  to 
  the 
  camp. 
  

  

  To 
  every 
  boy 
  a 
  share 
  of 
  

   the 
  routine 
  work 
  was 
  ap- 
  

   pointed, 
  from 
  paring 
  po- 
  

   tatoes 
  to 
  the 
  airing 
  of 
  

   blankets 
  and 
  keeping 
  the 
  

   sporting 
  paraphernalia 
  in 
  

   order. 
  Moreover, 
  not 
  one 
  

   one 
  of 
  them 
  thought 
  of 
  

   shirking. 
  

  

  Even 
  the 
  culinary 
  de- 
  

   partment 
  

   was 
  ar- 
  

   t 
  i 
  s 
  t 
  i 
  c. 
  

   Nails 
  had 
  

   been 
  driv- 
  

   en 
  into 
  a 
  

  

  tree, 
  upon 
  which 
  the 
  various 
  cooking 
  utensils 
  

   were 
  hung, 
  thus 
  forming 
  a 
  convenient 
  and 
  

   spacious 
  cupboard. 
  Long 
  lines, 
  stretched 
  

   from 
  tree 
  to 
  tree 
  were 
  hung 
  with 
  the 
  

   woolen 
  blankets, 
  absorbing 
  piny 
  fragrance 
  

   and 
  sweeting 
  sun 
  and 
  breeze 
  for 
  another 
  

   night's 
  healthful 
  sleep. 
  

  

  One 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  ingenious 
  contrivances 
  

   was 
  the 
  arrangement 
  for 
  cooking. 
  Two 
  big 
  

   rocks, 
  with 
  a 
  loose 
  rock 
  between 
  them, 
  had 
  

   been 
  discovered 
  near 
  the 
  lower 
  tent. 
  The 
  

   earth 
  was 
  dug 
  away, 
  presenting 
  a 
  generous 
  

   cavity 
  for 
  a 
  fire, 
  and 
  for 
  roasting 
  potatoes 
  

   and 
  ear 
  corn. 
  Ledges 
  had 
  been 
  chipped 
  in 
  

   the 
  rocks 
  to 
  support 
  an 
  oven 
  grate, 
  suf- 
  

   ficiently 
  large 
  for 
  three 
  or 
  four 
  cooking 
  

   utensils. 
  Here 
  the 
  coffee 
  pot, 
  the 
  frying 
  

   pan 
  and 
  kettles 
  for 
  two 
  vegetables 
  could 
  

   Breakfast 
  Is 
  Cooked 
  on 
  a 
  Fire 
  Built 
  in 
  an 
  Opening 
  Between 
  Rocks 
  

  

  A 
  Tree 
  Cupboard 
  

  

  coming; 
  nevertheless, 
  they 
  were 
  able 
  to 
  make 
  

   a 
  most 
  creditable 
  showing. 
  The 
  pictures 
  

   taken 
  are 
  among 
  those 
  presented 
  with 
  this 
  

   article, 
  and 
  they 
  demonstrate, 
  better 
  than 
  

   any 
  argument, 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  the 
  average 
  

   American 
  boy 
  is 
  amply 
  able 
  to 
  take 
  care 
  of 
  

   himself. 
  They 
  also 
  show 
  how 
  good 
  a 
  school 
  

   of 
  instruction 
  the 
  summer 
  camp 
  really 
  is. 
  

  

  The 
  photographer 
  found 
  the 
  six 
  boys 
  

   clustered 
  around 
  the 
  camp 
  fire. 
  Good- 
  

   natured 
  rivalry 
  prevailed 
  in 
  preparing, 
  to 
  

   best 
  advantage, 
  their 
  favorite 
  dishes. 
  The 
  

   tents 
  and 
  their 
  surroundings 
  displayed 
  ex- 
  

   perience 
  in 
  things 
  other 
  than 
  cooking. 
  

   Heavy, 
  roughly 
  barked 
  tent 
  poles 
  were 
  

   neatly 
  hung 
  with 
  clothing, 
  where 
  it 
  would 
  

   have 
  the 
  advantages 
  of 
  sun 
  and 
  breeze, 
  

   and 
  where, 
  at 
  a 
  moment's 
  notice, 
  it 
  could 
  be 
  

   quickly 
  protected 
  from 
  the 
  rain. 
  In 
  the 
  

   "reading 
  corner" 
  of 
  the 
  largest 
  tent 
  a 
  trunk 
  

   was 
  so 
  arranged 
  that 
  it 
  made 
  an 
  ideal 
  book- 
  

   case 
  when 
  opened, 
  but 
  could 
  be 
  closed 
  and 
  

   locked 
  without 
  disturbing 
  the 
  books, 
  when 
  

  

  Making 
  Ready 
  for 
  the 
  Fishing 
  Trip 
  

  

  