April, 1920 
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THE CONDENSED MILK CAN 
I N making camp for a single night, it 
is frequently necessary to open a can 
of condensed milk, only a small part of 
which is used. The can should be opened 
by punching two holes on opposite sides, 
with a small nail. To seal it up, tear off 
two pieces of the tough paper label, soak 
them with condensed milk, and paste 
them over the holes. They dry in a few 
minutes, and the can is sealed. 
J. H. H., California. 
WHEN THE POT BOILS OVER 
A N Idaho prospector once explained to 
me how to prevent a coffee pot, with 
no cover, from boiling over, when placed 
on a campfire. A small twig is laid 
across the top of the coffee pot, and 
when it begins to boil, the bubbles, strik- 
ing this twig, are broken, and the boil- 
ing over is prevented. The results ob- 
tained justify the theory, but the ex- 
planations sometimes offered border on 
the supernatural. 
J. H. H., California. 
SMOKING FISH 
I F the trout bite well for several days 
on a fishing trip, it sometimes hap- 
pens that there are fish to be smoked. 
Smoked fish will keep indefinitely, and 
are lighter to carry than fresh fish. 
The method is simple. Add salt to a 
dishpan of water, until the brine is 
thick enough to float an egg. Soak the 
fish in it for twenty-four hours. Build 
a smoke house out of gunnysacks, or old 
canvas, and build a fire in a hole under- 
neath the ground, at one side, with an 
underground passag e — preferably of 
stove pipe — so arranged that smoke, but 
not flames, will pass into the smokehouse. 
Hard wood, containing no pitch, should 
preferably be used for the fire, as the 
smoke from pitch gives the fish a dis- 
agreeable flavor. If a good fire is kept 
up, two days’ smoking is sufficient. 
J. H. H., California. 
AN INDIAN KINK 
H ERE’S another trick of the Indians: 
When they want angle worms they 
go where the worms live in a damp place, 
where the ground is tough, and take a 
sharp pole and force it down in the 
ground, then push it back and forth and 
Mr. Worm doesn’t like to be squeezed in 
his hole and promptly o< mes out. When 
all are out the Indian goes to another 
place and works his pole again. 
“Buckskin Charlev,” California. 
A SNAGPROOF HOOK 
F OR fishing slow brush streams, a hook 
may be used without a sinker and 
allowed to float with the current into 
the corners where the big ones live. It 
THE BAITED HOOK MADE SNAGPROOF. 
will not get snagged if baited as shown 
in the picture. Impale the worm about 
an inch and a half back from the head 
(Fig. 1) running nearly to the tail. Then 
place the head of the worm on the point 
of the hook past the barb. If the hook 
is pulled back gently the bait acts as a 
weed guard. If small worms are used, 
place the bait as shown in Figure 3. 
SKINNING A FISH FOR MOUNTING 
T AY the fish flat and cut as shown by 
the dotted lines in Fig. 1. The part 
between the lines need not be skinned. 
Use a very sharp knife and be careful 
not to cut too deep. Scissors are a great 
aid in cutting through the fins and the 
bone of the tail. Cut the head exactly in 
half and do not detach the side you in- 
tend using from the skin. Take out the 
eye and the flesh of the cheek and clean 
the head carefully. Clean all the flesh 
from the skin and rub salt well in. 
HUNTING WITH A CAMERA 
H UNTING with a camera has many 
fascinations. The same skill is 
used in stalking a wild animal for a 
camera .shot as for a gun shot; perhaps 
even a little more, as a good picture can- 
not be taken without getting very near 
the animal. For instance, a “close-up” 
picture of a deer, so gracefully posed, as 
only a deer can pose, with every line 
clearly protographed, is well worth the 
effort spent to obtain it. No gun shot, 
smoke, nor fallen deer, but the life-like 
picture. Furthermore, the very best part 
of camera hunting is that the animals, 
unconscious of any presence, are left 
alive, unharmed and free to wander as 
before. Such hunting brings complete 
satisfaction without the murdering of in- 
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nocent creatures and should have a 
strong appeal for the true sportsman and 
nature lover. Pictures of wild life are 
always interesting and far surpass any 
trophy exhibited by a hunter as proof of 
his prowess. 
R. S. Munger, New York. 
