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FOREST AND STREAM 
How to Camp Out in Comfort 
the Gime as Told by a Man Who Knows Them 
More Tricks of 
THE MEDICINE CASE AND "HANDY BOX.” 
The medicine case, containing such common 
remedies as quinine, laxative pills, plasters and 
so on, is suggested for long trips, and the hypo¬ 
dermic syringe and tablets, together with a small 
first-aid-case, should have a place in the ditty 
bag of the sportsman who travels far from set¬ 
tlements. A small flask of whiskey, to be used 
with discretion, should also be carried. A small 
note book, a few sheets of paper and envelopes, 
fountain-pen, pencils, postal cards and a depend¬ 
able map of the region to be visited will suggest 
themselves to the camper. 
The repair kit and “handy box” includes the 
useful one-handle tool-kit (tools fitting inside the 
hollow handle), folding scissors, tweezers, thread, 
silk, wax, needles, Dins (safety and common), a 
few nails, tacks, buttons, mending cotton, a sheet 
of sandpaper and one of emery cloth, stout string 
and wire. This little box (mine is a compact tin 
case, measuring seven by four by one inch, origi¬ 
nally a pocket tackle box) takes up but little 
room, yet serves to keep the small articles where 
they can be reached quickly without overhauling 
the whole outfit. 
PROVISIONS, STAPLE AND FANCY. 
In making up a provision list for the camp the 
personal equation is so important a factor that 
few checking lists will serve, other than as a 
guide. Where long and hard trips are to be 
taken, only the staple and compact forms of food 
are likely to be carried, while for the permanent 
camp the daily bill of fare may include many of 
the luxuries of the home table. For travelling 
light, the necessities may include flour, corn- 
meal, pork, bacon, lard, tea or coffee, salt, pep¬ 
per, sugar, butter, milk, matches and soap. If 
circumstances will admit of a more luxurious 
menu, buckwheat, rice, beans, peas, cocoa, ham, 
codfish, sausage, eggs, preserves, canned soups, 
canned vegetables, canned meats, and so on, ad 
lib, the “extras” usually being purchased by the 
individual on his own responsibility. 
Flour should be packed in a stout bag, and a 
good self-raising wheat flour is the best choice. 
The brand sold as “reliable self-raising” is the 
writer’s choice, since its use enables even a novice 
to bake light and tasty biscuit. This flour is well 
sifted, and contains salt and baking powder in 
proper proportions. A good self-raising buck¬ 
wheat flour is also good, and the best that I know 
of is the William Bros, “princess brand,” a mix¬ 
ture of buckwheat and wheat flour. It makes 
the finest flap-jacks imaginable. Cornmeal is yet 
another stable flour of the woodsman, and, when 
going light, is generally preferred to other flours. 
It has many uses, and one may prepare it in the 
form of Johnny-cake, hot or cold mush, or 
sliced and fried. 
Rice is very nutritious, and, having a much 
higher food value than oatmeal and the cereals, 
is usually preferred, though oats and rye-meal 
are often taken on the easy trips to round out a 
variety. 
Beans are a necessary staple in the permanent 
camp. Dried limas are good, but th^ common 
By Stillman Taylor. 
(Concluded from last week.) 
white or baking bean is the general favorite, 
when served with a little salt pork. The canned 
beans, either with or without tomato sauce, are 
less “tasty” than the home-baked variety, but are 
convenient for short, easy trips. Split peas also 
are nutritious and useful for thickening soups, 
as well as being relished as a vegetable. 
Canned meats may be included on the more 
easy trips, also canned vegetables and soups. 
Corned beef is the general favorite, and makes 
tou-notch hash. Include a few cans of spinach 
with the beef, and you can quickly prepare a 
spread that will appeal to all. Among the soups, 
the vegetable sort is one of the few kinds that 
taste well no matter how often served. Camp¬ 
bell's vegetable is one of the best brands I know 
of. 
Fresh vegetables—potatoes and onions—-are a 
necessity on all but the hardest trips. The sliced 
and evaporated potatoes are useful when weight 
must be cut down to the minimum, and dried 
onions are also desirable. Both vegetables cook 
up well when used for making stews. Other dried 
vegetables may be had, but potatoes and onions 
are the staples. 
Pork is often carried, as well as a flitch of 
bacon, and it is best to pack it in grease-proof 
canvas bags sold for this purpose. Butter should 
be carried in a tin pail, and a small quantity of 
lard, similarly packed, for making biscuit. On 
the longer trips pork and butter are often omit¬ 
ted. Tea and coffee are the favorite beverages 
of the camp, the writer having a marked prefer¬ 
ence for black tea. If both are carried each 
should have their own bag. 
For milk the eagle condensed brand is as good 
as any, though if an unsweetened kind is desired, 
Borden’s evaporated milk will supply the camp¬ 
er’s needs. Milk may also be obtained in powder 
form, but is somewhat expensive. Malted milk 
is wholesome and make an appetizing drink. 
Sugar is carried in its own bag, and, though 
more bulky than the substitutes, is more whole¬ 
some than the chemical preparations which take 
its place, and is therefore preferred. Salt should 
be carried in a wood container, and the individual 
camper often carries a small supply in his per¬ 
sonal bag. White or black pepper is also carried 
for seasoning. Other condiments, as catsup, 
mustard, pickles, vinegar, and the like, have their 
place in the permanent camp, but can scarcely be 
nicluded when going light. 
LIST OF PROVISIONS FOR TWO MEN FOR THIRTY DAYS, 
ON AN EASY CANOE TRIP. 
Flour (Self-raising wheat, buckwheat 
and cornmeal) .30 pounds 
Rice .10 pounds 
Beans . 4 pounds 
Potatoes, fresh . 4 pks. 
Bacon . 1 flitch 
Salt pork . 5 pounds 
Lard . 5 pounds 
Prunes . 2 pounds 
Butter, salt . 8 pounds 
Codfish . 2 pounds 
Sugar, granulated, white. 8 pounds 
Condensed milk . 8 cans 
Vinegar . 1 pint 
Tea . 2 pounds 
Ham . 2 small 
Corned beef . 2 cans 
Vegetable soup . 6 cans 
Lemons or limes, fresh.% doz. 
Molasses, in screw-top-tin can. 1 pt. 
The above list is, of course, merely a guide, 
and may be added to as desired. Indeed, it pre¬ 
supposes that an average amount of fish or game 
be added, now and then, to replenish the larder. 
WHY YOU DO NOT GET THAT FISH. 
At the Second International Exposition of the 
Motion Picture Art, to be held in the Grand 
Central Palace, June 8th to 13th, there will be 
exhibited a motion picture which will interest 
every sportsman. This film will be about three 
thousand feet in length, the first one thousand 
feet being devoted to life under the water. In 
this film the sportsman will see why the fisher¬ 
man with knowledge is successful and why he 
that does not study this sport and the character¬ 
istics of his prey, is not successful. For ex¬ 
ample, it will show the actions of various game 
fish swimming around but refusing to accept 
the bait when improperly hooked or when the 
bait itself is of the wrong kind. It will also 
show the line that has been cast and baited by 
the sportsman who knows, being accepted by the 
fish who is desirous of catching. Another part 
of the picture will be devoted to the proper 
methods in tracking and cornering game, and also 
the possibilities that exist for the instructions 
of the sportsman through the medium of the 
Motion Picture Camera. It will be an oppor¬ 
tunity seldom afforded to the men out-doors. In 
addition to this many other features will be 
presented, including the working of the studios, 
the manner of making and taking pictures and 
everything allied to the Motion Picture Art. 
Nyack, N. Y., May 7.—Lake white fish to the 
amount of 100,000 has been received by Ray 
Brinkerhoff Supervisor of the Town of Clarks- 
town, County of Rockland, for placement in 
Rockland Lake. The fish come from the State 
hatchery in Oswego County. 
