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HANDBOOKS 
PREPARING ychjr VACATION 
Should include some of 
these recent additions to 
the handbook series: 
BACKWOODS SURG¬ 
ERY AND MEDICINE 
—Dr. C. S. Moody. For 
use when out of reach of 
doctors. 
CAMP COOKERY—Hor¬ 
ace Kephart. Selection 
of provisions and uten¬ 
sils. Food values. Prep¬ 
aration game, fish, bever¬ 
ages, desserts, etc. 
OUTDOOR SIGNALLING — Elbert Wells. 
Pronounced the simplest and most effective 
system of signals in existence for amateurs. 
TRACKS AND TRACKING—Josef Brun¬ 
ner. Interpreting foot prints, wild animals 
and birds. Many illustrations. 
Purchase from bookstores or direct at 70 
cents a copy. By mail, add 5 cents for postage. 
Send for free Outing Handbook catalogue. 
OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY 
OUTINC MAGAZINE VaUlfinj ©-U-T4-N-6 HANDBOOKS 
141145 WEST 30th ST NEW YORK 122 S MICHIGAN AVE-CH1CACO 
The new text¬ 
books for outdoor 
work and play 
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Smaller Operations of the Home and Garden 
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A New Blue Book of Travel 
France from Sea to Sea 
By ARTHUR STANLEY RIGGS, F.R.G.S. 
Author of “Vistas in Sicily” 
This newest addition to the popular Blue 
Books of Travel portrays the best of France, 
from the North Sea to the Mediterranean — 
France, the grave and the gay, the rustic and 
urban; France, in cottage and chateau, in val¬ 
ley and upland. 
Illustrated. 
A Great Book of American Travel 
Through OurUnknown Southwest 
By AGNES C. LAUT 
This book tells of the remains of one of the 
world's oldest civilizations, antedating, perhaps, 
that of ancient Egypt; of the Cliff Dwellings, 
the Pueblos, the Navajo and Hopi Indians, and 
the National Forests — all within the borders 
of the United States. Every American who 
wishes to know his own country should read 
this remarkable portrayal of some of its great¬ 
est wonders. 
Illustrated. $2.00 net; postage 16c. 
A Human Interest Guide Book 
Finding the Worth-While in Europe 
By ALBERT B. OSBORNE 
Author of “Picture Towns of Europe” 
What is worth-while in Europe? No doubt 
you have asked this question in making out 
your itinerary. Mr. Osborne knows, and he 
tells you in a most charming manner. This 
guide leaves the beaten track at many points, 
both as to the places it graphically describes, 
and the manner of its descriptions. 
Illustrated from photographs. 
$ 1.40 net; postage 10 c. 
$ 1.25 net; postage 10 c. 
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NORTHERN STEAMSHIP CO. 
STEAMSHIP “NORTH-LAND” 
The most delightful trip in America. The best way to make a trip between 
Buffalo and Chicago 
Tickets reading all rail accepted on Steamer at slight 
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Meals a la carte—special Club Breakfasts. Calls at 
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