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FOREST AND STREAM 
September, 1919 
I HOTEL I 
I MAJESTIC! 
I COPELAND TOWNSEND, Lessee Director | 
I A palatial yet homelike hostelry, | 
I convenient to business and amuse- | 
I ments, fronting beautiful Central Park | 
I from 71st to 72d Streets, New York | 
As seen from HURRICANE DECK on the Roof of the Majestic, 
“Millionaires’ Row” on Fifth Avenue in the background. 
I ^ I 'OURISTS will find the Majestic an ideal spot for | 
I their sojourn in the city. Convenient to the I 
I world’s greatest shopping and theatre centre, it is far | 
I enough away for quietude. Fronting on beautiful | 
I Central Park — with its 840 acres of alluring woodland, ■ 
I splendid drives and sparkling waters, it affords unsur- | 
I passed accommodations — almost in the heart of the | 
I city — in surroundings that breathe of the countryside | 
I and the wildwood. The ROOF GARDEN ATOP | 
I THE HOTEL is the coolest spot in the city and the | 
I popular meeting place of tourists from coast to coast. | 
I DINE AND DANCE, 6 o’clock to closing. The cuisine I 
I of the Majestic is under the direction of WALTER | 
I GUZZARDI, one of the best-known restaurateurs in i 
I the city. 1 
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lak a swahm o’ locusses. Den as dey 
wuz nebber use to good vittals dey waste 
mo’ dan dey eat. An’ aftah de bobby- 
cue wuz ober dar wuz nuffin leff but two 
small catfish an’ five small loaves. An’ 
now brudder Cyrus pass de hat wile we 
stan’ an’ sing On Jurdan’s stohmy bank 
I stan’ an’ cast a wishful eye.” 
W HEN we rose on Monday morning 
it seemed like a lull after a storm. 
The guests had departed on Sun- 
day afternoon, driving, riding or sailing 
away amid such cheerful but regretful 
exclamations as: “Good-bye,” “God Bless 
you,” “Come and see us right soon.” We 
boys began, wistfully and silently enough, 
to make preparations for breaking camp 
and returning home, to again enter school 
and resume the studies which had been 
sadly neglected during the interim. But 
the fragrant memories of those happy 
days will abide with us forever. 
What with shooting shore-birds, young 
ducks and squirrels; trolling for striped 
bass and bluefish in the channels and 
tide-rips; fly-fishing and still-fishing in 
the seclusion of the sheltered bays for 
weakfish, white perch and croakers by 
day; coon hunting and ’possum hunting 
and sitting around the campfire by night; 
lecountmg the adventures of the dav; 
making merry over the mishaps, and 
planning for the next day — we spent, 
taking it all in all and by and large, 
the most enjoyable, delightful and soul- 
satisfying outing that I have ever ex- 
perienced ; for it occurred at a time when 
boyish enthusiasm and youthful exuber- 
ance of spirits were at their highest 
pitch, and when our receptive and ap- 
preciative faculties were fresh and 
vigorous. 
OUTING 
PREPARATIONS 
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most of the inexperienced fail in. A good 
rugged, but not heavy, cruising shoe, 
coming half way to the knee, is all that 
is needed for summer and early fall. For 
winter, the writer has found that a com- 
fortable pair of light weight shoes cov- 
ered with a good, strong pair of four- 
buckle overshoes make the warmest as 
well as the lightest footgear. This rig 
is not so bulky as arctics and are as 
warm. One can also wear lighter socks, 
cne pair of light cashmere and one of 
cotton are enough for camp activities 
with the thermometer at 20 degrees be- 
low. 
We will leave the selection of the gun 
and rod to the camper, as he will take 
the ones that he wants anyway. But he 
must carry a good sheath knife and a 
belt axe. 
T he first question of the inexperienced 
camper, when he has read the above 
list of necessaries, will be: “How are 
three men going to carry all the stuff?” 
The answer is, a pack for each, made 
from drill about the same weight as the 
tent. It should be fitted with both head 
and shoulder straps. The head straps 
take the whole weight of the pack, allow- 
ing the arms free movement in climbing 
