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compass, a campers knife, a small soap stone to sharpen 
it, a match box, and a note book and pencil. 
Plan a definite object for the hike. Note how many 
kinds of trees, wild flowers or birds one can find. 
Practice building fires for cooking, or getting material 
for a bed such as balsam, etc. Inquire for points of 
historical interest and make them the goal of the hike. 
There is hardly a town that has not some place connected 
with the early history of the nation. 
Personal Equipment 
Spending the nights under the stars is one of the great 
fascinations of camping. Each person requires ‘two 
waterproof ground cloths or ponchos, two pairs of light 
wool blankets, safety pins, heavy cord, sleeping gar- 
ments, rain coat, and toilet articles, including such things 
as soap, toilet paper, sewing kit, electric flashlight, mir- 
ror, first aid kit, provision for mosquitoes or flies, five 
yards of bar netting, and oil of citronella. 
In order to ensure protection from the rain spread one 
waterproof covering or poncho on the ground using half 
underneath so that the upper half may be folded over 
the head in case of rain. Put blankets under as well as 
over you, and a second waterproof covering over the 
blankets. 
Clothing 
When living out of doors, one may make shift for 
shelter, or even go hungry for a space, but there is no 
substitute for comfortable clothing that is safe to use 
if one would keep well. Horace Kephart, the master 
camper, devotes much space to this subject, and we can 
do no better than to follow his advice from, Camping 
and Woodcraft. 
“* * * One soon learns that the difference be- 
tween comfort and misery, if not health and illness, may 
