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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  July, 
  1907 
  

  

  

  The 
  Indian 
  Canoe 
  Fitted 
  with 
  Lateen 
  Sail 
  and 
  Lee 
  Boards 
  

  

  heat 
  at 
  one 
  time. 
  Fifteen 
  minutes 
  in 
  the 
  hot 
  ashes 
  brought 
  

   the 
  corn 
  to 
  the 
  feast, 
  after 
  the 
  first 
  course 
  of 
  meat 
  and 
  

   vegetables 
  — 
  and 
  such 
  tempting 
  corn 
  as 
  it 
  proved 
  to 
  be 
  ! 
  

  

  A 
  bag 
  of 
  potatoes, 
  a 
  basket 
  of 
  tomatoes 
  and 
  apples, 
  a 
  

   ham, 
  from 
  which 
  smooth 
  slices 
  were 
  neatly 
  cut; 
  a 
  covered 
  

   bread 
  box, 
  and 
  well-kept 
  shelves 
  of 
  other 
  supplies, 
  displayed 
  

   intelligence 
  in 
  making 
  purchases 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  care 
  in 
  keeping 
  

   them. 
  

  

  Brought 
  near 
  to 
  nature's 
  heart, 
  not 
  only 
  did 
  the 
  boys 
  

   learn 
  to 
  take 
  care 
  of 
  themselves, 
  but 
  they 
  absorbed 
  more 
  

   than 
  a 
  little 
  information 
  from 
  their 
  surroundings. 
  No 
  bet- 
  

   ter 
  opportunity 
  could 
  have 
  been 
  afforded 
  for 
  botanical 
  and 
  

   geological 
  research 
  and 
  general 
  study 
  of 
  nature. 
  The 
  boys 
  

   were 
  quick 
  to 
  see 
  the 
  advantages, 
  spending 
  many 
  hours 
  in 
  

   careful 
  investigation 
  among 
  the 
  wild 
  flowers 
  and 
  plants 
  and 
  

   the 
  rocks. 
  Moreover, 
  books 
  were 
  by 
  no 
  means 
  neglected, 
  

   a 
  portion 
  of 
  each 
  day 
  being 
  spent 
  with 
  them. 
  

  

  For 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  years 
  "camping 
  schools" 
  have 
  been 
  in 
  

   vogue. 
  They 
  may 
  be 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  mountains 
  and 
  along 
  the 
  

   lake 
  and 
  river 
  shores 
  from 
  Pennsylvania 
  to 
  Maine. 
  Some 
  

   of 
  the 
  more 
  ambitious 
  and 
  costly 
  of 
  these 
  expeditions 
  wind 
  

   up 
  with 
  coaching 
  trips 
  through 
  the 
  hills, 
  and 
  with 
  visits 
  to 
  

   various 
  points 
  of 
  interest. 
  Many 
  such 
  outings 
  continue 
  for 
  

   as 
  long 
  as 
  eight 
  weeks, 
  or 
  even 
  throughout 
  the 
  entire 
  vacation 
  

   season. 
  A 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  

   extensive 
  system 
  of 
  tu- 
  

   toring 
  goes 
  on 
  in 
  most 
  

   of 
  the 
  camps. 
  Last 
  

   summer 
  there 
  was 
  a 
  

   large 
  camp 
  under 
  ex- 
  

   perienced 
  chaperons, 
  on 
  

   the 
  shores 
  of 
  a 
  moun- 
  

   tain 
  lake 
  in 
  the 
  North, 
  

   where 
  regular 
  instruc- 
  

   tion 
  was 
  carried 
  on. 
  

   Such 
  outings, 
  however, 
  

   involve 
  considerable 
  ex- 
  

   pense 
  upon 
  the 
  parents. 
  

   Then, 
  too, 
  the 
  camps 
  

   are 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  under 
  

   discipline, 
  from 
  which, 
  

   above 
  all 
  else, 
  the 
  boys 
  

   desire 
  to 
  escape 
  during 
  

   vacation 
  time. 
  A 
  "reg- 
  

   ular 
  boys' 
  camp," 
  like 
  

   the 
  one 
  described, 
  is 
  not 
  

   only 
  less 
  expensive, 
  but 
  

   decidedly 
  more 
  enjoy- 
  

   able 
  in 
  every 
  way, 
  and 
  

  

  doubtless 
  of 
  more 
  lasting 
  profit 
  to 
  

   the 
  boy. 
  The 
  lack 
  of 
  tutoring 
  is 
  

   more 
  than 
  compensated 
  by 
  what 
  the 
  

   boys 
  acquire 
  in 
  varied 
  and 
  prac- 
  

   tical 
  knowledge 
  while 
  assuming 
  the 
  

   many 
  responsibilities 
  included 
  in 
  

   the 
  details 
  of 
  camp 
  life. 
  

  

  The 
  cost 
  of 
  camp 
  life 
  for 
  six 
  

   boys, 
  on 
  the 
  co-operative 
  plan, 
  will 
  

   vary 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  situation. 
  

   When 
  the 
  tents 
  and 
  furnishings 
  are 
  

   owned 
  by 
  the 
  boys, 
  this 
  will 
  prove 
  

   the 
  greatest 
  item 
  of 
  expense; 
  and 
  

   this 
  will 
  not 
  be 
  large 
  when 
  the 
  boys 
  

   join 
  in 
  and 
  purchase 
  everything 
  in 
  

   quantities. 
  Good 
  roomy 
  tents 
  may 
  

   be 
  bought 
  at 
  prices 
  ranging 
  from 
  

   five 
  to 
  fifteen 
  dollars; 
  and 
  the 
  small 
  

   "A" 
  tents 
  for 
  sheltering 
  supplies, 
  

   or 
  for 
  individual 
  camping, 
  may 
  be 
  

   had 
  sometimes 
  for 
  less 
  than 
  five 
  dol- 
  

   lars. 
  With 
  the 
  light 
  portable 
  canvas 
  cot 
  beds, 
  no 
  mattresses 
  

   will 
  be 
  required. 
  Some 
  of 
  our 
  boys 
  preferred 
  a 
  hammock 
  

   for 
  sleeping, 
  but 
  the 
  cot 
  beds 
  which 
  average 
  about 
  the 
  same 
  

   in 
  price 
  — 
  from 
  one 
  dollar 
  up 
  — 
  are 
  more 
  comfortable, 
  and 
  

   do 
  not 
  add 
  greatly 
  to 
  the 
  baggage. 
  The 
  plan 
  of 
  sleeping 
  

   on 
  the 
  ground 
  rolled 
  in 
  blankets, 
  or 
  on 
  beds 
  of 
  straw 
  or 
  pine 
  

   needles 
  or 
  other 
  much-lauded 
  camp-bed 
  material, 
  sounds 
  in 
  

   the 
  telling 
  much 
  better 
  than 
  it 
  feels 
  in 
  the 
  testing, 
  and 
  while 
  

   satisfactory 
  for 
  a 
  few 
  nights 
  of 
  camp 
  life, 
  is 
  seldom 
  desir- 
  

   able 
  for 
  a 
  good 
  long 
  vacation 
  camp. 
  Comfortable 
  camp 
  

   beds 
  that 
  are 
  raised 
  above 
  the 
  damp 
  ground 
  in 
  times 
  of 
  storm 
  

   are 
  well 
  worth 
  the 
  extra 
  expense 
  in 
  the 
  end. 
  

  

  After 
  choosing 
  the 
  tents 
  and 
  the 
  cots, 
  each 
  boy 
  secured 
  the 
  

   extra 
  furnishings 
  from 
  the 
  home 
  supply; 
  the 
  mothers 
  decid- 
  

   ing 
  upon 
  the 
  amount 
  of 
  necessary 
  bedding, 
  etc., 
  and 
  after 
  

   each 
  had 
  selected 
  a 
  supply 
  of 
  dishes 
  the 
  plates, 
  cups, 
  saucers, 
  

   etc. 
  (all 
  being 
  in 
  the 
  light, 
  durable 
  agate 
  ware), 
  each 
  sup- 
  

   plied 
  his 
  share 
  toward 
  the 
  pots, 
  pans 
  and 
  kettles 
  for 
  camp 
  

   cookery. 
  This 
  supply 
  included 
  one 
  big 
  iron 
  frying 
  pan 
  for 
  

   cooking 
  generous 
  supplies 
  of 
  the 
  fresh 
  fish 
  caught 
  by 
  the 
  

   campers, 
  one 
  small 
  frying 
  pan 
  for 
  the 
  ham, 
  bacon 
  and 
  po- 
  

   tatoes, 
  an 
  agate 
  pot 
  large 
  enough 
  for 
  rabbit 
  and 
  chicken 
  

   stews, 
  and 
  three 
  agate 
  pans 
  for 
  vegetables. 
  A 
  steamer 
  was 
  

   selected 
  to 
  fit 
  closely 
  within 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  stewing 
  pot, 
  and 
  

  

  A 
  Wall 
  Tent 
  Set 
  Up 
  In 
  the 
  Woods 
  

  

  