
visitors at our camp wanted to know 
if our chimney smoked. They com- 
plained that theirs did and we explained 
the construction of ours and all said 
theirs was built with the flue straight 
up from the fire place and smoked. 
The back of the fire place is curved 
from the hearth up to the throat as 
shown in this sectional view: 
I hope this may be of service to some 
who may be putting up a camp. Now 
a word or two about the cheer to be 
had. By all means, if you are putting 
up a camp, Summer home or even a 
home for all year round, have a fire 
place. You will find it in the camp or 
Summer home a very pleasant place to 
gather on cool evenings and ainy days, 
and after one cool evening around a 
cheerful log fire dreaming as you view 
the changing colors and shapes in the 
flames or ‘exchanging reminiscences 
with some dear companions you will 
say with us and friends we have enter- 
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tained there: “The fire place is the 
best part of the camp.” 
DAvip B. CLARK, 
Pine Knoll, 
N ole 
Tomato Can Pipe-Elbow 
ALWAYS enjoy “Nessmuks Camp 
Fire in Forest & STREAM. Here is 
a kink which we used on a recent trip 
and which I will tell about as it might 
come in handy to others. 
On our last hunt we took a small 
sheet-iron camp stove (only cost $2), 
to make biscuit in. We also took along 
38 lengths of pipe so the stove would 
draw better. It is best to have each 
length a little smaller than the other 
so they will all telescope together, each 
going inside the other, and only mak- 
ing one length to carry in the auto. 
The third day in camp it looked like 
rain and in a short time was coming 
down hard. We slept in our auto beds, 
but we had to figure some place to cook 
and stay in the dry. We took a large 
tarp (piece of heavy canvas) and put it 
up on a pole like a tent. 
We then tied each corner and the 
middle to stakes. We wanted to move 
the stove in, in fact it was a case of 
have to on account of the steady down- 
pour which lasted nearly two days. We 
needed an elbow to run the pipe out- 
doors, but at first could figure no way 
to work it. Finally my partner took a 
large empty tomato can and put the 
pipe on the side of the can and marked 
the correct size with a lead pencil. 
Then he took a can opener and cut it 
out. Then he took the next length of 
pipe and marked around it on one end 
of the can. He also cut this out. The 
bottom of the can was left in. This 
made us a first-class elbow. We moved 
the stove under the tarp, got in a big 
supply of dry wood and enjoyed life. 
Everything was in the dry shelter, and 
we were cozy. 
A CAMPER, 
Fort Steilacom, Wash. 
Those who know the miseries of try- 
ing to cook in a wet forest will, I think, 
agree that the above is a practical kink. 
Frying-Pan Device 
ERE is the way I once rigged my 
frying-pan when camping on land 
where it was not permissible to cut 
green wood. This, of course, put the 

Nessmuk log range out of the ques- 
tion, but the substitute worked very 
well. The rock must be quite flat on 
top to prevent the pan’s slipping. 
F. C. LAWRENCE, 
Pennsylvania. 
Some Camp Hints 
To open tin cans, cut a cross in the 
center of one end with a camp axe, then 
open cuts, being careful to avoid cutting 
the fingers. 
A good way to tell whether meat is 
fresh or stale is to insert your knife 
in it and then put the knife to your 
nose. It will tell the truth. 
If you are very thirsty and cannot get 
water, put a small pebble in your 
mouth and keep it there awhile. By 
causing the salivary glands to become 
active, it will relieve the dryness. 
Fish oil and beaver castor mixed 
make a good mink scent. 
Tie a small mirror on the pan of a 
No. 2 trap and cover the latter en- 
tirely, leaving the mirror show. This 
often attracts a ’coon’s curiosity and 
he gets caught. 
Always stake traps out in deep water 
when trapping muskrats. 
Take a copy of the game laws with 
you when you go on a fishing, hunting 
or trapping trip. 
Heat oats and pour them in your 
boots after use. This absorbs moisture 
and preserves the rubber. 
“JACK, A HUNTING CRANK,” 
Iowa. 
