■ tern (a line running from loop to loop 
along' your ridge), which also forms a 
small clothes line for small articles ; a 
large window in the roof that can be left 
open all the time, as can the front of the 
tent, owing to the enclosed sides of the 
dormer window and the wings on the 
front flap, thus insuring a thorough cir- 
culation of air, which is a big item in a 
tent, be it large or small ; perfect sim- 
plicity in “setting up," as it can be 
“yanked up” on one line for a sudden 
shower (I have done so with a stone in 
each corner to hold it down) ; a sewed- 
in ground cloth; a roomy space (under 
the front flap), in which to dress sfaiid- 
ing up, and under which there is plenty 
, of room to cook and eat, protected from 
I the weather : overhanging eaves, which 
keep all trickle from running down the 
: side walls to the ground cloth and seep- 
I ing in. As it sets close to the ground, 
■ it is extra safe from wind, while the pitch 
! of the walls being equal, as the center 
j of the ridge is the center of the tent, 
^ gives the maximum of safety. I have 
yet to see a “pocket house” of any size to 
beat it. 
The original tent had a smaller “flap.” 
with no wings, which, upon experiment- 
ing, we ‘found allowed the rain to blow 
in at the corners, even though we ran 
a nine-inch strip down the sides of the 
front for protection. We also found that 
the flap was not high enough to stand 
under, but when corrected gave plenty 
of height, protected us by the wings on 
the side and gave what is really a one- 
piece top. 
As to material, I used the following: 
Six and two-third yds. brown denim @ .20 = $l.S.'l 
Fourteen yards airplane cloth @ = 3. OS 
One-quart boiled linseed oil @ .25= .2o 
One and one-half pounds parafine.. @ .25= .25 
Four packages dark green dye @ .15= .60 
Fifteen one-half-inch “D” rings... @ -16= -10 
Ten spools of ^-inch tape @ .06= .60 
One yard of one-inch heavy webbing @ .05 = .05 
Two yards one-inch light webbing. . @ .04= .OS 
Two yards of the finest bobbinet... @ .80= 1.00 
Sixteen ft. awning twist cord (heavy) .10 
.5.8 feet awning twist cord (light) .50 
Ten spools No. 40 white cotton thread @ .05 = .50 
Total ?9.10 
For a total of less than ten dollars I 
built a tent of the finest material that I 
could buy. 
The tent can be built of muslin, mus- 
quito netting and wrapping cord, giving 
just as much fun and mighty good ser- 
idce for less than a five-dollar bill. 
Ill my next article I will give a de- 
scription of how to make the combination 
tent-bed sleeping-bag pack which we used 
in this tent as well as independent of it. 
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large amount of accurate and scientific 
information from the vast storehouse of 
nature. While still a boy he was known 
as an expert in taxidermy, botany and 
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