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FOREST AND STREAM 
June, 1922 
H ere we are, Jim, old scout,” we greeted our guide at the point where we 
agreed to meet him. 
“I hope you used care in your packing this time,” said Jim. We assured 
him that we had used especially good care to include the old man’s Colt re- 
volver and a Colt automatic pistol for ourselves. 
“You have made a splendid selection,” said our guide; “there are no finer 
firearms made than Colt’s. We old fellows of the woods have learned this 
from experience. We know that a Colt will never fail us in any emergency 
and while some of us have our individual preferences for different models, there 
is never any argument as to what we take because the Colt leads them all.” 
In planning your outing of the woods, be sure to include in your equip- 
ment a Colt revolver or Colt automatic pistol. 
Permit us to send you illustrated literature describing the various models 
which your dealer can show you, ^ 
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Colt Automatic Pistol 
Targ'^t Model 
Caliber »22 
No, 3 of a Seriet 
Send for '*The TKomance of a Colt** 
COLT’S PATENT FIRE ARMS MFC. CO. 
HARTFORD, CONN. 
FIREARMS 
Pacific Coast Representative, Phil. B. Bekeart Co., 717 Market St., San Francisco, Calif, 
1 2-year-old Lester Nelson of Atlantic, 
Iowa, showing results of an hour’s 
hunt one morning, with his 16-gauge 
hammerless 
L. C. SMITH GUN 
“The Gun That Speaks for Itself” 
SMITH GUNS NEVER SHOOT LOOSE 
Send for Catalog No. 319 
THE HUNTER ARMS CO., Inc. 
Fulton, New York 
McDonald & Linforth, Pacific Coast Representatives, 739 Call Bldg. 
San Francisco, Calif. 
Export Office: 5 State St., New York City 
E-TO-NATURE 
CANVAS HOUSES 
CAMP OUT IN 
Outdoor Sleeping, 
Hotels, Golf Clubs, 
- ■ Etc. 
Summer Resorts, 
ply laugh, as I may say, at our best 
efforts. I assume, of course, that the 
whole population would not go gunning, 
and even if it did I am convinced that 
a sufficient number of sparrows would 
escape to keep the race from extinction. 
It may be noted, in this connection, that 
two of the birds breeding uninterrupted- 
ly for ten years propagate to the extent 
of nearly 100,000. That is, if I remem- 
ber correctly, the estimate of the De- 
partment of Agriculture at Washington. 
Of late years there has been a notable 
falling off in the number of sparrows in 
New York City, but persecution has had 
nothing to do with this — simply the 
scarcity of food by reason of the passing 
of the horse. The loss of the latter is a 
severe blow, but I believe the sparrow 
would manage to get along without him, 
such is his adaptability to circumstances, 
were it not for the cold weather. That’s 
what “gets him” when his stomach is 
empty. Beyond doubt, thousands upon 
thousands perish during the winter. 
Apropos, I have often wondered that a 
bird of such intelligence has not ac- 
quired the habit of building a cold- 
weather nest. You will see him going 
to roost under eaves and cornices, where 
there is but little shelter from the icy 
blasts. Strange that it has never oc- 
curred to him to remedy this, as he could 
so easily. 
F. AIoonan. 
SIMPLIFIED AUTO CAMPING 
OUTFIT 
'T'HE experienced auto camper soon 
realizes that the simpler his outfit the 
better. 
There are now on the market several 
types of folding tents which require no 
poles and are either supported by ropes 
tied to the auto top or by an iron frame- 
work which becomes a part of the folding 
outfit. 
A couple of army cots can be purchased 
at a small price as well as army tent 
chairs and table. 
A folding gasoline stove is one of the 
most convenient parts of the outfit and i 
once used you will wonder how you ever 
got along without it before. The two- !■ 
burner type with pump attached is the 
one most satisfactory. I have used a j 
piece of sailcloth ten feet long and ten 
feet wide to act as an outdoor roof for ' 
the front of the tent, a sort of piazza 
roof. This can also be used as a floor to j 
the type of tent you may select and in 
case of heavy rains it will serve as a fly 
to tent, and it is so heavy that it will 
not leak under the most severe storms. 
Even where it is not sloped to drain i 
water it will still hold water without 
leaking. For an all around convenience ! 
I would not be without it. A short- '! 
handled spade is another added conve- i 
nience hard to do without. i 
During cool nights you may have ex- ' 
perienced the fact that no matter if you ; 
added extra bedding you were still cold. 
The placing of several layers of news- 
papers under the sheet or blanket on 
which you rest will keep out the cold I 
which invariably comes from the ground j| 
up against the bottom of your bed. A I 
In Writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream. It will identity you. 
