Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author. In 1904, he left St. Louis and permanently moved to western North Carolina. Living and working in a cabin on Hazel Creek in Swain County, Kephart began to document life in the Great Smoky Mountains. He created 27 journals in which he made copious notes on a variety of topics. Journals 5 through 11 deal with various aspects of outdoor life and contributed to his popular book, “Camping and Woodcraft.” First published in 1906 under the title “The Book of Camping and Woodcraft: A Guidebook for Those Who Travel in the Wilderness," the 1916/1917 edition of "Camping and Woodcraft" is considered a standard manual for campers after almost a century of use. Journal 7 (previously known as Journal VII) includes information on duffle bags and camp kits, first aid and toiletries, pocket knives and hatchets, fire making, camp food, clothing and footware. There are also small sections on arms, ammunition, and emergency fishing tackle. Click the link in the Related Materials field to view a table of contents for this journal.

• Creator
  • Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931
• Format
  • Manuscripts (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date digitized: 2017-04-10
• Extent
  • Dimension: 11" x 8.5"
  • Pages: 225 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • Camping -- Equipment and supplies
  • Clothing and dress
  • Firemaking
  • First aid in illness and injury
  • Outdoor life
• Location
  • Swain County (N.C.)
  • Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Source Collection
  • Horace Kephart Collection
• Identifier
  • HL_MSS80_24_58_J07
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library

l d. PERSONAL KITS. 2be29-30. _.iu., bel. ~,(%, / 7 0- f/.J""; Afil_ , Week-end Kit.-- 2dl-3,ill. dl. l < t System In Stowing the Dunnage Bag I F things are dumped into the dunnage bag helter skelter, the article wanted is sure to be at the bottom, even though it was put in on top a few seconds before. Such is the perversity of inaminate objects. Also, if the bag is used as a pillow, the heels of your spare shoes will be working themselves into the back of your neck about three A. M. The bluejacket keeps his clothes in a canvas bag about fifteen inches in diameter and thirty inches long. Each piece of clothing is rolled up neatly ) inside out, tied with a couple of "stops" around it, and stowed system­atically. He can find anything wanted in a few seconds, without digging out half the contents of the bag. Can the camper do as well? Or does he find his tooth brush in a soiled sock and a mouldy shoe in the sleeve of a clean undershirt while the toothpowder has gone adrift and dusted everything in the bag? The few extra minutes needed to pack the bag properly will be more than saved the first time it is opened to get some needed article. da . DUFFLE BAGS . dal. ~k Harper,40, 166. D.Wallace,23. Breck,48 • 2fxl-2. lkal. ~f!,.)I--~O,~· ~ ,., ai'-Jf. Hanks,25, 31,ill. .2he 61, '3 {Bt..· ~). c' 34. e2, ~ 1- $", .i,.tt. .!). £ /.2. -1.3. 7¥'-,J. ~/31-lft'l . ~-lt7, ~~,16~· ~~--~~7- ~U>""".- ~,Jb< 63, ~- Lavisse, :1:4-8-. I l 9" CuT fDGE:S •o BE '1"Uf\:NED OVEf\: AND SEWED AND EYLI:TS OR GROMMETS TO BE PUT IN SO AS TO GO T~IOtOU(;~ TWo(Z)THICKN£$SitS OI"C ... NVA&, ON OUTSlO£ EDGES. MATERIAl., 10 0~ CANVAS. GROMMETS, ~ 0'"· ABOUT. WATERPROOFING, LIME AND ALUI"'· DYE.. DAR I( B~oWN . NoT£. ,,. •• tMPo~TANT THAT TH£ GfltOMME"I'S BE Pl.ACED '"TO "TH£ ttiJ.,~NSIONS GIVt:M ~0 THA'T W~I::N. CANVAS IS FlOI.L.ED TH.t;:; GROI"''ME.,.S WILL MATCH, ,, =IP .I II) II ·"' ~~ 1_/), ~ ~ "' t 0 0 .,I.. 0 01 0 0 : ~tl 0 -~ 0 00 00 I I z:.s AaT. No LACING 15 SHOWI'I ON EITHER aACO . -- - - ---- _ , ~ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 . ~ :5><oWH ROLLED "s DuNNAGE BM. Foa..o Ottt: LA'V£R OF CAHVA$ OVER ENOS 8Ef:ORE "'g~WIHC 8t41JT, • 1\1 ·.!. THI&I'IAIII'S 8AG WI~ 'TWo LAVO:tts o"CAN,A6 . ~ 1!1 0 t. .0.:: "..J' If} Ill <( 0 Ill 0_, f ~ · ~ 0 :r ({) t• n THE AMBRIDGE BAG DEsiGNED ay E .B .BUTCHEfl:• Of'TKE AM8RIOGIE. CAMPING CL.ue • .JA .. UARY I~ 1913. The sketch shows a dunnage bag which I think will be of use to the campers'. This bag can be knocked down and used in many other -ways, for instance as follows: 1. Floor for tent. 2. Hammock. 3. Dunnage bag. 4. Shelter tent. 5. Laundry bag. 6. Sun tent for kids at home. 7. Sleeping bag. 8. Wind shield for camp-fire. Of course, it cannot be used for all the above cases at the same time, but owner probably will be able to use bag for some one of the above purposes and not have it tucked away to be used only two or three weeks in the year. Ambridge, Pa. A. L. LEE. .T.A. 311 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 99 LOCK AND CHAIN This is the vocy best contrivance to effectively close a bag: It consists of a strong chain 24" long; at the end is a specially shaped Yale lock buckle, the tongue of which engages a link of_ the chain at any joint. When the chain is put through the grom­mets of the bag the chain can be drawn tight until the mouth of bag is closed, and then locked. Two keys are furnished. Weighs 3 ozs. Price, $1.00. ,., ., ' · ·- ~ ~ '/):f;A, 311 BROADWAY, NEW YORK KEEWAYDIN PACK This pack is intended for the personal things of the camper. On one side are a number of pockets and the top edge has a stiffening stick to keep it open when hung from a pole in a camp or tent. The little things each have a p lace, the larger can remain in bottom of pack. To close - the sides are folded in, the front and b.ack thus brought No. 331 Open in Use together are rolled over the edge in the hem of which the stick is placed until the pack­age is tight, then the straps with handle are tightened and the roll is ready for checking on the railroad or for other ways of transport. When open the depth is 18 inches and 24 inches r espectively. No. 331. Packed for Transport 103 No. 331, 9 ins. diameter, 22 ins. long, weighs 1%, lbs. Price, $2.50 No. 332, 12 ins. diameter, 28 ins. long, weighs 20 lbs. Price, 3.00 "AGATE" BICYCLE LOCK. T his lock is heavier and stronger than the usual lvck of its kind and is much in demand by both bi­cyclist and motorcyclists . It is useful for preventing t heft of many movable articles and may be 'used eith er with or without chain. The chain is 13 inches rong and made of heavy guage bronzed steel. No. 40- With two keys .... . . . ...... . ...... .. $ .30 LUGGAGE CARRING STRAPS These web st~aps are more pliable and fi ve times as strong as leather strap of the same size. They will be foun_d very ~onvenient in connectivn with luggage earners and m many other ways. Good quality web­bing with easily operated buckles. No. 119- 42 x j-8 in ....... ... . ... . .... . . Pair $ .20 n.liJ.S. PJ: r· ''?· ,aJt-.;1.;. ~,.., .. .r- Vo--l.., .;r>..vt; .. ~- 4.t~ j I htE l !\ t . r r 1 I l "' l • v r • dbl • db. KIT BOXES. HOtDALLS ,etc. . r t --- ---------~-- Men Are Going Into the Service Every Day--Be Prepared To Furnish Them With a SOLDIER'S COMPANION The Waterproof Kit for Field Service "Over There" This combinatiom writing outfit and mending kit is used by Soldiers, Sailors, Sports­men, Campers, Hun t e r s, Tourists, Etc. Sells on sight to friends of the boys in khaki or blue, wishing to send them some­thing useful. Always handy to write home or mend clothes, carry medicines, etc. Retail Price, Complete $1.00 Don't delay-Send for prices today E. J. Manufacturing Co. 14 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, l}~. SOLDIER'S COMPAN ION KIT OFFERED TRADE. One of the latest additions to military supplies that may be handled .profitably by sporting goods dealers is the Sol­dier's Companion, a useful outdoor combination writing out­fit and clothes-mending kit recently offered the trade by the E. J. Manufacturing Company, of 417 South Dearborn street, Chicago, Ill. The kit consists of a waterproof container car­rying envelopes, paper, pencil and the housewife, an arrange­ment for holding pins, needles, safety pins, thread, an emer­gency lace for shoes and legging.s, buttons, also space in the button compartment foT carrying ink, tablets, medicine or anything which must be kept dry, the whole outfit measur1ng six and one-half inches in length, two inches in diameter and weighing seven and one-hal.f ounces. It is used by sol diers, marines, sportsmen, campers, etc., but especially by soldiers and marines, who, after leaving camp or ship and are in field service they have no access to writing material except that which they carry. The Soldier's Companfon being light and compact is ea.sily .placed in the roll or pack or hooked onto the lielt, and being waterproof prevents ruining of stationery, needles, thread, etc., as they ford rivers and many times go through storms and damp weather. It is handy when the writing notion hits a fe!Jow, and all soldiers have friend.s to write to, and in the few spare moments when it is necessary to do a little clothes­mending, a few stitches may be inserted. with d.ry thread assured and needles that aren't rusty. Numerous odd jobs r.an be done with this emergency kit that adds comfort to the soldier as well as the sportsman and camper, whose con­dWons a-re about on the same lines. The inventor, E. Johnson, who served in the !Spanish­American war, saw the practical side of the outfit and has eliminated everything that is not absolutely necessary in order to lessen weight. and he made it as compa:et and serv­iceable as nos·sible. It is indispensable to those. in field serv­ice. alsc within reach of ali. The retail price is $1.(}0, and dealers will have no trouble in making this kit a winner, as it Jg a big value for the money. Dealers who are desirous of ascertaining the merits of the aTt'cle ean secure full information by addressing the E. J . ManuJ cturing. Compa.n , 417 South Dearborn street, Chicago . .4/.>r:::J- ..,.,.., - ..6 '- • ~- .;t • ~ ly/J- db . CAMP POCKETS and BOXES. A Wallet for Toilet Articles in Camp. No MATTER how many bags and boxes the amateur camper out takes with him to the woods, he will find that some sys~et;n of keeping everything in its proper place, and providing that proper place, is necessary if he ex­pects to find a thing when he needs it. And few petty annoyances so exasperate one as a long and almost fruit­less search for some article that is generally found at las~ in the very bottom of a duffle bag, underneath sundry articles of clothmg and the like. The toothbrush the hairbrush and comb, and articles that are needed ~very day have a way of getting lost or mixed with other arti­cles, and in the end one naturally concludes that it is best to separate such things from the rest of the outfit and keep them together in some receptacle made for them. As canoeists often go from camp to camp, and get into the habit of separating each group or articles in their outfits, a wrinkle often observed among their effects is worthy of mention here. This is a bit of canvas with pockets sewed on, which is hung in the tent while in use, and rolled up and tied with a string for stowing in some duffle-bag when camp is moved. An illustration of a simple contrivance of this sort is given here, for the reason that any person can make one in a few minutes if he is handy at sewing on a machine, or if not, some good­natured woman relative will help him out. Some of these wallets are made of a single piece of heavy duck, nicely bound with braid, and with six or more pockets sewed on one side, each pocket being also neatly bound. These are not difficult to make, but the simpler one illustrated will answer many requirements. It is less fancy, but thoroughly serviceable, nevertheless. To make one, then, take :1 piece of canvas or brown duck r8 by 24 inches or more in size and fold one end over the piece a little more than a third of the entire length. Then turn the edges clown all round and sew two or three seams up the sides and across the top. These will leave the article with one large pocket, while the seams will answer to stiffen the edges instead of using braid. Down the front two more seams are then sewed, when the wallet assumes the form shown in the illustration, with three roomy pockets. A grommet is then put in each one of the upper corners, a bit of tape sewed on the back, and the thing is completed. On one of the walls of the tent two bits of cord should be sewed, and the wallet is then suspended inside the tent by this means, where it will be within reach at all times. Nothing handier for holding small articles can be found. When camp is broken, the wallet is taken down, rolled up and tied with the string, then stowed away until the tent is pitched in some other place. Besides the ·brush~s and comb. a shaving brush, razor, paper, and soap-if one carries these things to camp-can he kept in it, as -wc11 as a tiuy mirror, spool of thre1d. hullons, needles, perhaps a screwdriver, and even fishing tackle or a target revolver and some cartridges can be kept in the wallet and away from the damp ground. Some tents are made with pockets in each corner, or several pockets on one side, but while these are handy, durin~ a continuous rain the! become damfl, so th~ separate pocket is better, and as it is taken out of the tent when camp is broken, the articles it contains are not so likely to be smashed as they will be if they are left in the other pockets while the tent is folded or rolled. Again, it is the simple and inexpensive articles one makes that he often appreciates most, for in a great many respects the cost of an article does not add to its real Yalue in the estimation of the owner. A Serviceable Tin Box For Camp Use. Ilere is a box that should be found in every outfit of canoeists and campers. lt is an ordinary japanned tin bond box, cooling thirty cents at a stationery shop, but in a year's usc it will be found fully as serviceable as any other one article carried by the camper. The dimen­sions of one of these bond boxes are 40 by 40 by ro inches. They are made of heavy tinned iron, stayed at the edges with wire, and are practically indestructible and waterproof unless entirely submerged. There is a wire lnndle, hasp and staple for a fastening at one end, and the box is heavily japanned outside. The illustra­tion shows one that has been in use for five seasons, but is good for more. One of these boxes is very handy in a camper's outfit, as it will hold a large number of small articles likely to db3. be lost if not kept in something of this sort, ~nd its ad­vantages over a bag for small stuff are e_vident. at .a alance. As a box for fishing tackle alone, this vanety IS ~vorthv of trial while articles that are subject to rust if exposed to da;11p air are well protecte~ if kept in it. This is especially true of revolvers or pistols, and small cartridaes loaded with nitro powder deteriorate to some extent if exposed long to salt air. T 2> . / • de. DITTY BAGS. POUCHttS. ff~~ k k 'Wv t., ~~~ . C,36 . Nessmuk,16-17. . J - 2n7. 2,n'-/8. ~ fh fJ. :J.J.c..l- 6, ~, .2~ 7 - 1'1 J ~, ¥• J./S , /[j? (lj J..&v -;..;.-(4:< t ,- ~ J;_,./. On back.-- 2md9-10,ill. f~. ­~- SJ_ J R:E.(· VMJ ,.lJ)., //;~~. r c~. Qii,. ,(~-:. ~ eAf ~ ~ Selected Cooking Recipes. Medical Notebook. Illus. of Snares. ~r~g~~~o IN A CLASS BY ITSELF No Strings -No Buttons Just pull the tip across the top and it locks tight. For sale at a ll first-class Cigar Stores. If your dea ler cannot supply you send $1.25 for most popu l ar size. Fully guaranteed. F. S. Mil!. Co. Inc. Gloversville. N.Y. Pipe-cleaners (knitting needle and cotton). del. THE , DITTY BAG By P. C. Kangeiser T HE ditty bag, categorically speaking, a repair kit, solves the problem to ove r­come all emergencies. It has its place in my duffle or pack sack, and I never go without it ; it has everything -inside of it fo r repairs or in fact any emergency, whether it is the gun, camera or fi shing t ackle out of order, tent torn, shirt or t rousers torn when making your way t hrough a patch of scrub oaks or briars, a pants button off, a button will be found in the di tty bag, as well as a n eed~e and thread to sew it on.. A few nails are de­s ired to hang up the skillet to keep Mr. skunk f rom waking you up during the n ight, when he is trying with all his might to claw a hole through the bot tom of the skillet, to get more grease; or p e r~ haps there are trade rats, especially wher. in the mountains, he will trade even 'up if he has a chance, at least that is his way of doing it, by r eplacing your sack with a bit of wood or a pebble, the ditty bag will supply the necessary material to protect your things. One of the dogs may get a shot of porky quill s, the little pliers out of the di tty bag will do the t rick in pulling 'em out. I N the illustration is shown all the n eces~ sary tools that will pull you out of a tight place; to the left is shown the ditty bag proper, it is a large purse with two compartments, all the tools shown except the pocket knife nest into one compart­ment; the other compartment contains miscellaneous material such as carbide lamp burner tips, buttons, pins, shoe tacks, hob nails, split and copper rivet s, hooks and eyes, safety pins, thumb tacks, extra collar buttons, copper wire, small wood screws, assorted nails, swivels, sinkers, guides, tips, tacks, mendit washers for leaky canvas buckets, etc. ; ten yards No. 18 linen fish line, to be used for various purposes; it often happens that a hunter fi nds a pond t eeming with fi sh; he can improvise a line from the ditty bag and a fly taken from in side of his hat band, and the line is ready for getting meat in the pot. THE knife ·shown at the right is an a rmy and navy knife and is a good all round pocket companion, al so a ready accessory to the tools in the ditty bag; the knife shows comparative size of the other implements, it has one blade, a large screw driver, an awl, cork screw, can opener, and a cork lifter; the tools in the ditty bag are in the following order: Com­mencing at the left 'of the ditty bag, a 3/ 16-inch gimlet drill for wood or iron, double end reamer, small screw driver, small file, round file, flat file with chisel at end, one scissors, pliers with wire cut­ter and tack puller in end of handle; be­tween the handles of the pliers is shown a container for extra flashlight bulbs, this container is made from a SO-caliber cartridge and a pull off cover made from a smaller cartridge ; to the right of the pliers is shown a tool holder with knurled chuck for holding the dritl, the reamer, screwdriver or files, sewing kit with white and black thread and an assortment of needles inside of spool, oil can for gun oil. This constitutes the entire equipment, and when these a re packed in the bag it will form a package five inches long, th ree inches wide and. average thickness of one and a quarter inch~s . OTHER accessories not illustrated which are necessary to work in con­function with th is kit: I use a camp axe for a hammer, the axe is also provided with notch for pulling nails, and if neces­sity demands a rule I carry in my note book a small transparent celluloid five-inch rul e, this comes in handy for taking measurements of the trophies for taxider­mists ; I also have the in side edge of the fore-arm on my r ifl e g raduated into inches for this same purpose. To keep the axe and knives sharp a small whetstone is tucked away in a small pocket sewed to the back side of the hunting knife scab­bard, this places it where it belongs and is always accessible. This littl e equipment when taken al o n ~ on trips means absolute preparedn ess, and its presenc'e will not be noticed as to weight, and it contains no sup erfluou~ material ; it was assembled as necessity demanded it. ,..,1 ,., r:lrcd.L<T~I f?.tq., f-, 0 ' de .DITTY BAGS. The Useful Thong. If you have wandered about the woods or mountains even a little bit there isn't the slight­est doubt that you can distinctly remember an occasion at least when you went through the agony of a chafe on some part of your anatomy caused by ill-fitting clothes. And you are espe­cially liable to chafes from coarse, heavy woolens or worse cotton. If you trace back to discover why you are chafed you' ll find in almost every case that it is because the clothes you wear do not fit snugly. The constant rubbing simply wears out the skin, and you hike along with increasing agony at every hop. Then, if never before, you know that when you come to pick clothes for the woods, you should make sure they are not so loose as to chafe, nor tigHt .enough to bind. When the chafe starts, there are various ways to cure it. The lumbermen use bacon grease or soap, or almost anything else if it comes to that. You'll also find talcum powder in many outfits that come from the city. This is better than grease. But far and away better than anything else is a thong. Did you ever see a lumberman · striding over a portage with string or thongs tightly binding the upper part of his trouser . legs? He had simply made snug a loose garment that was inclined to chafe. It's an old trick, but a useful one. Carry an extra thong shoe lace in yo~r pocket. It's big medicine and you'll never be w1thout one after you find out how many uses you find for. it. It's a game stringer, rifle sling, lunch earner, and has many other uses besides being a chafe destroyer. Just suppose, for instance, you are wearing moccasins that chafe at the large .tendon in the lower ankle. You take a turn w1th the thong under the foot, around. the ank,le and ~ie in front, drawing the thong tlght. Its surpns­ing what a relief it is, isn't it? Mass. WM. M. NEWSOM. A folding pocket kodak carrying case makes an excellent case to hold note-book, maps, etc. Cut two vertical slits in the back near the top and run your belt through them if you want to carry on your person. dc3 . ~ ~~'"JC:""~: ..a~~~ :&..(- • ~ It-f.-....<- ?-fF:Y· ~~ ~ J.-1.~ . ...: ..,....._; ~. J.J.. +. t"'*~. ~. ~~· ~ .. ~~~· ~.r'f-'\-~·<.:...!M:>~. ~·-~~4-~ ~~4tci"'-"' ~ ''~.]· 2., <r.ue--- ..3 • )f....;J;;,. ( ~ ~"'!;.L "t. de . DITTY BAGS .-- POUCHES . dc5. de?. de. m~RGEHCY KITS . rc~~~~-=~~~-~-~--~-----------------~''"l'1~fa~rTiiailr~""w~as~InlOO~~eaauUBty{..-:Sq-e_ _w_ _~ a~s~a~~-c..~ f~ier-p~y~ou~~r~s el . Y the way, two gooa- J?'"af,L V' '1J r6it.'<l' )ll.m., 19 17· serviceable leather pouch about five mches stout elastic bands strapped around the RIGGING UP "MARil\R" long and three inches wide, fastened se- , wtside . qf _the pouc~ keep the flap ~~ut curely to the belt. and come m handy m a dozen ways. By Manthei Howe Itemized, Mariar contained the follow- I immediately rigged up a ·faithful Ma- Every man who follows the trail wilt riar fo r myself and every is, or abo ut~to-sooner or later awake to the realizat ion ing articles : ------., be outdoors man ought to go and do like-that he is lost for the time being. fie - 1. A tin tube fi lled with salt, the cov~ wise. The kit is compact, light, ab~olutely may be after a deer or a rabbit or just of the ·tube sealed with an adhes i~e stn p practical and is the greatest pamc a~tt-absent- mindedly fo rget to keep t rack and then parafined. Around this t~be dote on the market. For after all, gettmg of the surrounding country. The re- was wound a fi ne braid ~d Silk ~sh !me, lost is not so appalling if one has the suits are the same. H e has lost the also protected by a para~n~ coatmg. . means at hand to feed oneself and keep trail and thud! the breath-taking t ruth 2. A second tin tube Slmi~ar to the tm warm until the searching party arrives. str ikes him. H e .does not know where container of a menthol mhaler, held he is, nor just wfiere he wants to go. matches. The heads of these matches And years make little difference in one's and about a quarter of an inch of the emotions on such an occasion. The sea- stick had been dipped and liberally :Coated soned woodsman f eels much the same as " ·ith parafine, then the cover of the tube the child who has strayed f rom home and was sealed with adhesive and parafined. howls for "my mudder." This assured one of dry lightable matches In such a predicament bounteous old no matter how often he fell into the water Mother Nature· looks anything but moth- or became drenched with cr.a~,i~n~. -'--<--~~----'--, erly. She looks more like a miserly old - -3. Three fish hooks (the ar s or a hag who guards the commissary depart- large one sharpened to serve as a spear ment in menacing fashion, and smiles at or gaff) were embedded in cork. These one with her thumb to her nose. .., with a few shot or sinkers were wrapped We are taking it for granted that no in adhesive and parafined. man is stupid or foolhardy enough to 4. A bar of specially prepared chocolate venture into the woods alone unless he gave a comforting assurance of food. knows at ·least some of the things to do 5. The small Marble compass was on~ when lost. H e will have a theoretical from which the fastening device had been book knowledge of the proper . manners removed. for such an ~ccasion . For instance, it .is 6. \Vet wood may mean precious hours not good form to run around in a circle lost in attempting to start a fire, but three and get all tied up in your mind. T hat inches of candle rendered certain the com-makes for idiocy or nervous prostration fort of a good fire in spite of an all day after you get "found." • drizzle. The books all advise you to sit down 7. A few feet of picture wire and cop-quietly, compose yourself for prayer and per wire for snares. . 1 think! T hink how far you've probably 8. Three ~ grain tablets of mo r ~hme strayed; how long you've been away f rom in a parafined tin box completed th1s S-camp. Figure out a rough map of the inch by 3-inch kit. country. All that is good advice, but "But why the morphine," I objected, "I sometimes a lost man's thinker becomes cannot see the use of that." pretty well gummed up, and he finds that "You would, fast enough, if you fell the most sane and sensible thing he can and broke an arm or leg and had to bear do is to wait as comfortably as possible that pain until found by the searching until his fri ends come and find him. • party. Three tablets of morphine will ·Said f riends often wander in the oppo·- r::ever make a drug addict of any man, and site direction in their search and the lost it may be the means of enabling him ~o 'lamb has to spend a day and night in the retain his sanity during the ordeal of wait-woods before he is retrieved and brought ing for help. T he hooks, lines and snares back to the sheepfold of the camp. If it will enable him to procure food. The is his fir st experience getting lost he is candle and matches will secure a fire to likely to have a mighty miserable time furni sh warmth and cook the food and during that lonesome twenty-four hours. the salt will make the food palatable. If H e will be doubly miserable if he has he can not snare or fish, he still has the come unprepared to meet the emergency. chocolate for food. Behold the virtues Recently a woodsman told me of his big of Mariar." adventure. Said he, "I have been mis- "I'm beginning to appreciate them," I la1d three or four t imes, but I was never confessed, "but is it necessary to para-really lost until two years ago. At 'that fine everything so religiously. The fi sh time I strolled out of camp with my gun hooks and matches, for instance." expecting to be gone an hour or two. I "My dear sir," he explained patiently, 1 managed to get turned about and did not "this kit is to be used only in case of get back t o camp until the second day. · emergency. Only when I am lost. How My compass was in my coat hanging up long do you think it would. remain intact in camp. I had no matches with me and and in good condition if I just ·dumped no food. Never, NEVER again!" the contents in the pouch and let it go at He smiled as he told it, but there was that ? Everything has been thought out a .tension and lurking terror back of that with malice aforethought. The parafine smile that was more descriptive than se rves two purposes. It protects the con-words. tents from water and it reminds me that "Now," he continued, "when I roll out it is 'hands-off' this kit except in an in the morning I prepare to handle any emergency. Why, I went without a smoke get-lost proposition any time during the for a whole day, last summer, rather than day. I never leave camp without this take a match out of that sealed box. The belt." He threw back his coat, exposing kit is worth nothing unless you stick to a plain ordinary black leather belt, the the r ule of putting the belt on whenever nickel buckle worn on the side so it did you take your guh and never taking a not become a " shiner" in the sunlight. thing out of the kit except in case of the "Some fellows will call this belt an old emergency for which it was designed." maid idea. They are welcome to their "Sounds like good preparedness talk. opinion, but you'll never get me a hun- Any obj ection to my copying your idea?" dred feet from camp }Vithout Mariar." dd. CARTRIDGE C~RR IERS . See also eg. Belt. Lavisse,l03,ill. 2md10-12,ill. ~· ~Jp--Utr. ~. ~~ ...lf. ~xvt,ut, ~ .... ~_.ut-~o-1~ t;-~ Jtr -frJf, . t7L kk1 ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ ...&. u.aul.. -r-~ ~ ...a-Ak ..v.., ,....k, ~ 4 --Wfi;- tG:;;. ~ .,.- """"""'~ ~ ~ c~~ ~· 7kv4-~ ot--41 ~.4. ~. ~~ ~...<n~,~ <:AM---& ...,.J;-~~fo~. ~~~-¥~r~~rr- To Ca, ry Cartridges. When Jumting or at ta rget practice with a .22 rifle the trouble of conveniently carrying the cart.riqges comes up. A box is troublesome and 1 Inconvenient and to ca rry them loose in the pockets accumulates dirt, etc., and is unhandy. My plan is to use a common double purse, costing about 25 cents and put the cartridges in one side and a pocket cleaner (a leaded cord) and cloths in the other. Your cartridges are always clean and handy and never mixed with nails, matches, tobacco or whatever you might be carrying in your pocket. Texas. FRED H. HARMSFORD. ddl. ~ ..--~~ -~ -~ -=- 1,:-,.:_~ I ____ __:,_ __ L .... I H • 1 Our $178 SHaf~tyc . tt Cut your Own 7 in~~~ :b!;~m~. a blade. holder atf• U ef barbers' ha.ir-cut with Consists of a b~ad ' The blade-holder is rolled steel, You can. give yo~rself tt ~i,~l9for it!Wlf over an,a gri~~ and two. kee~ lated~· The blades are 2 inches long, glv~ this. ingenhous d~~c~; moneY and umeMJ~:~s u:e it for heavily ~tckel f Especially tempered for bair-eu.tUng. agrun in tn~ ~~er need a. balr-c.:.out. roblem . You can't ing a Wlde cu • ~h:~ld~eulf ""i~ ~~,··~~.f.f,"n~!~ ~n the most yestleS& 46A9905- Safet.v Baird Cui:.:i.iteec~~te S~~~.! cut yourse • d run d!rect10ns an gu s 1 7 8 child. . d th keen, blades shear bla. ~t 6 ounces. Price ............. • • ....... • .... • • d 18 comb your hatr an di,.., as you please. we1g • cl< of 6 Shipping It A~1lt~~.!l_li.gr~~~1lr~.J~gthit~r to.f'o~ ~on~;a~~:"n 4~'},~~0o~;~~~tr~,?~!~.".": ... ~~~. ~~ .. ~ ..... : ...... 30 G tar>ers d back Just t1'Y • ' welg • ;~ 8~~eee n~~ entirelY. satisfied. ._ Most Complete Kit (1) Sanilary Wash Rae. (The pocket containing the wash rag r:.ms full length of "COMFY KIT" and can be used to carry handker­chiefs, etc.) (2) F~U card medium silo Safely Pins. (3) One complete Durham Dup ex Safety Razor. (4) Rubber-Sol Collapsible Shaving Brush in Special Metal Case. (5) Can of Williams' Talcum Pow­der with patented Safety top. (6) Williams' Shaving Slick, In metal ease handsomely Diekel­p! aled and polished. (7) Six inch flexible non-breakable Comb. (8) High crade ebony finish Mill· tary Hair Brush. (9) Large can ''Nalhan Fool-Ease. • A superior antiseptic foot powder. On The Market Non-breakable 3 x 4 inch Pol- (10) isbed Steel Mirror. A handy assorlmonl of extra (11) Buttona. Darning Colion and Darning (12) Needl es. A superior Toolh Brush, llex- (13) ible handle, with Special Sa.ni-lary Tooth Brush Guard. Williams' ToolhPasloinhandy (14) collapsible lube. One Emergency Caso of Zinc- (15) Oxide Adhesive Plaster. Sewinr Outfit, consisting of (16) two spools or cotton with easy-thread needles, thimble and pins. (All put up in compact metal carry­ing case.) Handsome Aluminum Soap (17) Box, full size, holds luge cake of soap. Exira Poekol lor Slalionery,(18) Penclla, Post-C&rds, Letters, e~.. and Pockets for extra Razor Bladoa. The Nathan "Comfykit" is Price Complete, $5.00 The articles contained in the made of a durable olive drab, Nathan " Comfy kit" are of two-ply auto cloth and is guar- Size when opened 227l! x 9 inches the finest quality-the stand-anteed to stand the hardest Size when closed 9 X 5 X 2%: inches ard products of leading manu-and most racking wear. Weight Complete 24 ounces facturers. If Not at Yo.ur Dealer' a We Will Send Po•t·paid on Receipt of Price NATHAN NOVELTY MFG. CO., Dept. "C," 88 Reade St., New York City de. TOILET KITS. See also fs.Soap. C,35. Breck, 56 . .4t4tvt4 ric-,- 2-n'l fl.. .Shaving Cream.-- lka3 . Toilet Paper.-- Wilson, 852. del. GOING very light, most campers carry soap; yet it seems that, for one reason or another, it is rarely if ever mentioned. There is a word to be said about it, however. White soap is easy to be seen at night and, as most of the white soaps float, they are to be preferred to other kinds for camp use. Often the cake of soap · is thrown into the canoe, where it runs riot at large, gumming up everything in sight. The added drops of water from a passing shower produce slippery foot­ing and assorted expletives. The celluloid or the hard rubber soap box is not suited to campers, not only because it has to be handled like an egg, but because it is always larger than the soap. The metal box, though less easily smashed, is made to fit special toilet soaps, which is a great disadvantage. A soap bag is easily made from a piece of canvas of suitable length and sides sewed up, after which this small bag, or envelope, was turned right side out. A metal suspender button was sewed on the front and a button hole made in the flap. In use this soap container has proved its worth over and over again. It will take the largest size cake of soap and is never larger than the soap happens .to be. Its cost is but a few cents and you can sit.on it and walk on it with pleasure. When you have used the soap you place it on the flap of the bag, not on the sand, and, after rinsing, it is not necessary to tou.ch the soap. Just pick up the ~ng by t he flap and the button, dump Good to keep fish bright.-.- Breck, 260. 10 the soap and throw the bag anywhere among your duffie. Again, should the soap bag be forgotten and left out in the rain all night, there will be some soap left and no mess of it over the ground. THE CRAVEN FOLDING HAIR BRUSH with Comb and Mirror. Sufficiently compact to slip into a business man's pocket, a lady's hand bag, a sportsman's or athlete's hip pocket-out of t he way, yet iu· stantly available. Neatly patterned and beaut if ully finished. Size, 41,4 x 21,4 x 1,4 in. Sent by mail. Price, $1.00. fl, fl.~&- .f.23~J~~ lver Johnson Sporting Goods Co. 141 Scofltssue'lowels · .. Use like a Blotter" ESE Towels have solv.e? theprqblem of the traditional unsanitary rotary or public towel, by providing a new, clean towel for every user at every wash. They remove the moisture instantly from face and hands, and leaves the skin dry smooth and soft. "C" Fixture Made from clean wood-pulp ; are snow­white and packed in individual cartons, to protect from dust and dirt. 150 Towels in each roll, 35 cents 5 Rolls and Style C F ixture .... $2.00 "C" Fixt ures .............. 25c Each (Style C fixture Is a nickeled hanger, not hooded, neat and serviceable.) 6 Rolls and Style BW F ixtur~. $3.00 "B W" Fixtures . .. ....... $1.00 Each (B. W. fixture is white enamel, hooded, and with tension device to prevent waste of towels.) 6 Rolls (without fixtures) ...... $2.00 "BW" Fixture SCOTT TOURIST'S PACKAGE The handy package for business or pleasure trips Does away with the unpleasantness of th.e unsightly, dis&'usting ly dirty fabric or roller towel when stopping at the ways1de hotel or lodgmg house. Just what YOU need for that next trip. Each envelope contains: 6 •·ScotTissue" Towels I Scott " Sani-Komb" 1 Drinking Cup I White Wash-Cloth 1 Portion of Soap I pocket packet "Sani-Tissue" Price 10 cents $1 a dozen df . FIRST AID KITS.-- dEDICINES (Individual) . df1. See also u • MEDICAL KITS . C,32. Lavisse,135. D.Wa l lace, 21. Breck,44, 410. Nessmuk,148 . B.S.H., 362,ill. ~,2SS: ~~ ~~ G o , ~l.L2 ~TH- (~~~FP·.<7JS- '7, :.a- . Burroughs-Welcome Cat. , .46, 59, ill. tJKt?-'.2t71 a/"~ 1ka4. 2be29. 2~ ,~~-fm.,t~~ ,:l.J - '1- :l'l4../-!l.- .M., ... U., 6. i-3cr • , ~~- ,TAtlfi'. Glove fingers for cots.-- Breck,47. -~~· -- .2.k..3. Zinc Oxide Adhesive ?laster-- ma J;iuse~~ CC,1 5 -1 6 # u..J.I....~~ ~--~ ...... . ~~"' · ~etdi:- -;n""!J -e· ~:·t:J,q.,J-'<-P,~£:3.#· ~-, : v~ .--L,t'!.tl'ltJ· . 1ka4. -(3~~,3C'6. ~ .. , Tu ~- \-..:t..t.... . .kt. q:c; dl c h ·'·1 ·~· ..l, l . 1i ......,._, il {. R, 7:].-~ ~--- -:..r.- /1'. ~- ~,!~3, /S'S'; ~~~~~~·-- ~--~----~~~~~ Scalpel with folding Every hunter and camper should know the use of th ~ triangular bandage in case of cut, blades.-- Sharp & Smith,167 • bruise, sprain or broken bone. Few men know Splinter Forceps, " 294 . the great value of this simple fir st aid adjunct. Operating Scissors, 11 186 . and the rules for its use are not easily found in print. T he standard t riangular bandage is made of muslin thirty-six inches on each side. A piece of cloth one yard ·square makes two bandages by cutting the cloth diagonall'y. But in case of an emergency a handkerchief or a pi ece torn from th e shirt will answer the pur­pose. Knowledge of how to tie a triangular bandage is not to be gained by reading; you should go 'to a hospital or a house and pay for a lesson. ..( o.d-; U;.£,/ .J . . . . ----------~ ~ Burrows Welcome Auto Medical kit, with Mich-al 's suture clamps to sew wounds in­stead of using needles, one-half oz. tinc­ture iodine to use on wounds, hypoder­mic, Z. 0. adhesive plaster (very use­ful to prevent sore feet if shoes rub and useful always in case of accident), one oz. aspirin, one-half oz. Dovers powders, (-.Td..vA :'D~,M.7J.1 ;;....,. (}v.t;Jt{, oot~J/3;) SURGEON'S adhesive tape, already pretty well est ablished in the canoe­ist 's outfit, is highly recommended for emergency repairs on canvas and bark canoes. It is averred by those who have been forced to try it that, so long as the tape holds out, it is possible to cover any tear in the canoe's skin water-tight by laying on this sticky fabric and "iron­ing" it fast with a hot knife, spoon, or stone. ~~ ~{1 1 /l.f . Ointment .-- The most useful all-round salve is camphorated vaseline . A good rubi ­facient for s prains, bruises, rheumatism, etc. one of Besides , it isAthe best of rust- preventives for steel. (See pml .) e.-A,_~ - - 2rndu, Unbreakable bottles may be made of stoppered joints of bamboo. ~, .... lJc.3/ :1~· ~~·-fiu. 'I'Y\/f"=3- 3 0031 ~2.50. Red Cross medicine case In b lack seal leather, containing ftve bottles each 2_!1: inches high, a bsorbent gauze pads, mustard, court and adhesive plaster, gauze bandage. salve jar, safety pins and scissors. -- 'iJ;;;,..i;J·r~rr&., ~~ R • .J. ~A. "F. 2./<S"!f(f-q . CHANGE of water,food,methods of l i f~ . and personal habits while in camp often cause intestinal troubles. When this occurs, a good physic is required to sweep out the bacteria that are causing the dis­turbance. Few remedies accomplish this so well as a heaping tablespoonful of Epsom salts. e:w.o"'*~ · ". ) df. FIRST AID KITS, etc. --------- ~~~· \ r\> ~"1· A FIRST AID KIT By "A Reader" One of the problems of the man who wants to go light but right in the woods is his first aid kit. There are as many kinds of kits as there are ills and acci­dmts, but there is only one ideal kit for t he man going light, and that must be light small and compact, and still be able to t~ke care of any accident that might happen him or any sickness he is sub-ject to. . I have a kit which I always carry wtth me no ·matter how light I am travelling, I which I think comes pretty near to being the ideal kit for going light. It contains l all the essentials and still is small eno.ugh r to go into one's coat pocket and wetghs but seven ounces. The box itself consists of a square seamless "Arcadia" tobacco can about 3y,(­inch by 3y,(-inch by 1}'8-inch with a hinged cover the corners are pressed round leav" I ing ~o sharp edges, w~ich makes it .a tconvenient box for packmg. Th~ box ts f lined with cloth glued to the stdes and bottom which prevents rattfe and insures against breaking. The box is packed in two layers, in the bottom layer are five small glass bottles about 2y,( inches long and Y,-inch. in diameter, plainly labelled and containing the following things: Bichloride of mer• cury tablets for cleansing wounds, soda mint tablets for sour stomach, heartburn, ivy poison ing, etc.; quini11e for malaria, etc., laxative and safety pins and two tubes, one containing unguentine for burns, bruises insect bites, sunburn, etc., and the other ~aseline for wounds. This com· pletes the bottom layer and uses up all the space. In the upper layer is one roll of absorbent cotton, one bottl ~ of co11o­dion three rolls of lY,-inch antiseptic gau;e bandage one roll of adhesive plas· ter, and on to~ of the whole thing a . small pair of surgical scissors about 3y,( mches long. The diagrams below plainly show the manner in which the kit is packed. This completes the case; it is easily made and the enti re thing costs less than $1.75 which is cheap insurance against acci­dents and one need not worry if he has a kit' of this description tucked away in his pack or pocket. Medical Preparedness (21) AN emergency kit measuring 4:li x 5 x 1Ys inches is a small thing to carry, but it may prove to be a very big thing to have. A man may go into the woods year after year without having occasion for medical treat· ment, but when the unexpected happens-be it burn or bite, cut or cramps-he needs it in the worst way and he . is lucky indeed if he has formed the emergency kit habit. During an outdoor experience covering mor.e years than I care to think about I have religiously packed some sort of a medical outfit and have had to use it only twice, but on those two occasions the need was impera­tive. The Stearns Emergency case illustrated herewith is particularly compact and comprehensive. In the neat pocket-sized box are contained eighteen feet of zYz inch gauze bandage, surgeon's plaster, court plaster, absorbent cotton, a vial of antiseptic dusting powder for open wounds, a tube of mustard ointment, and one of analgesic cream, toothache plugs, and eye wash con­tained in a very handy combination bottle and dropper, and tablets for cold, indigestion, headache, cramps, diarrhoea, and constipation. With this combi­nation, covering, as it does, the most common complaints to wh.i ch the outdoo.r man 1s a prey, one IS pretty well prepared for any emergency. Directions for the use of each remedy are printed on the con· tainers, and in addi­tion to this a booklet describing the treat· ment in detail is en· closed in the box. Any or all of the articles contained in the case may be re­plenished at any drug store at small cost and the entire outfit costs only $x.so. Something for anything that may happen to you (Continued on page 522) df2. fOUR. POUNDS OfF '(OUR BACK. holds up the trousers. Not at all; it rests fairly low on the hips and can be re­moved in an instant when resting. Notice in the sketches that the stuff is ·more or less fixed in posi­tion on the belt so that it doesn't slide off when the belt 'is removed. Also no­tice that nothing is car­ried in front. This allows the necessary freedom for doubling over, climbing, jumping, etc. LIGHTENING YOUR PACK By Dwight Fran.klin Have you ever been bitten 'by the go-light N essmuk bug? · . I have 'had a bad attack resulting from said bite for the last twelve years and my comrades of the open have · pronounced my case incurable. Even at that I have never been able to get my kit much lighter than old Nes­muk's, which weighed sixteen pounds. This year I hit on a new kink which takes fou r pounds or so .. off my back where it feels heavy and 'puts it' at' the waist, where it· is unnoticed. · Povcu The belt is a good, husky U. S. Marine belt about three inches wide, made of three pieces of stout leather with a ring on either side. These rings are use­ful for snapping on the canteen and tin cup. The wooden toggle which holds the cup is tied to the belt ring, passes through the cup handle and then through the ring. This is better than having it fasten to the cup, where it is a nuisance and will get burned when you set the cup by the fire. The axe goes on the left side next to the canteen. I rarely use the axe, how­ever, on short trips, as I carry no tent, and firewood is easily broken up. At the back goes the vest-pocket kodak in a case converted from an army cartridge box, lined with suede leather with room for In my pack I carry only the duffle used two extra rolls at the bottom placed end for sleeping and cooking, which includes s leeping bag, grub, cook kit, toilet kit and spare clothes. At the hips go the. :l\ axe (when I carry it), canteen, kodak, cup, knife and emergency pouch. All of ,these latter articles may be needed dur- ···"' A>E ing the day, but the pack remains, ttn, opened until bivouac time. · ) ~~.:'~· This idea is, I think, an improvement over carrying everything on the back. The, army pack is on the same principle. ;, .. • Remember that thi s stuff which is ·toted to end. This whole kodak outfit weighs but a pound; it is out of the way, but always handy when you want it and is an improvement over the ordinary sling ar­rangement, which I consider a nuisance. On the right side goes the emergency pouch, with its fly dope, compass, fish­hooks, flasher, string and other useful tri­fles which may be needed on the trail. The sheath knife is between pouch and belt. This knife is a converted butcher knife with five-inch blade. Any lunch which I may want to nibble on goes in one of the shirt pockets and ge11er<rlly consists of hardtack, nuts am! raisins and a little ~ ack of rockhominy. In warm weather I wear my shirt-tails outside, Chinese fashion. It is cool and comfortable. Try it. This whole game of weight distribution is an interesting and amusing one. Do you realize that you always carry from four to ten pounds of clothes, which you do not notice? If you carried them in a bundle on your back you would feel it a little. And this is a point to be re­membered in weighing up your outfit. Also it brings out the rather ridiculous problem of "when is a load not a load." Apparently it ceases to be a load if you wear it as clothing. For example, the Indian or Mexican wears a blanket or· serape which he rolls into when night comes on? Is it clothing <Jr duffle? If you wore your blanket this way (to the astonishment of the natives) you might les­sen your load. at the waist is not on the same belt which 'DISTI\II}UTION OF W£1~r t'BoVT 1'tiE WAIS Tl-INE. Carrying this idea to its absurdity we can pic­ture a man with no pack wearing all his duffle an~ resembling the white knight in "Through, the Looking-Glass," a n d clattering through the woods with his outfit dangling hom various parts tree. of his anatomy like a Christmas Between this extreme and the other of packing everything on the back lies a sen­sible compromise which is, I believe, worthy of further experimenting. • dgl,. dg. FLY DOPES. ------- C,34, i67. C. 0. B., 25. lka5. l)lc.3, Nessmuk , 22. Breck, 35-37. Seneca,.126 . L ·'' ~~X- - :Ze-1-J 2M/ • OK,'IW· '-to, 3Rf, 7'#J.S;r 't~/31': D.Wallace,~6-27 . Kemp,40. Should be thin enough to carry in pocket oiler.-­~..,.,- g,,.P . nreck . 37. Mosquito Dopes By HOWARD JAMES JN the August and October numbers of the Outer's Book I note some recipes for fly dope, and feel impelled to add my contribution to the general fund. In the pursuit of some applica­tion that would protect me from the plague of mosquitoes, I presume I have bought and t1·ied a good share of the advertised preparations. I have also acquired sundry private recipes, more or less complex. These are all variants and com­pounds of the oils of citronella, pennyroyal, creosote and camphor, dissolved in sweet oiL If applied with sufficient frequency all of these are moderately effective and one about as good as the other. The trouble is that to a person who sweats as freely as I do, the oil runs off very rapidly and the application of dope consume much valuable time. The problem with me was to find some better solvent than sweet oil, and I commenced to experiment, believing that any­thing that would add a little more comfort to the angler was worthy of some investigation. It is evident that the deterring effect of the dope consists in the odor and not in the oil or other solvent. I first experimented with vaseline but found it very harsh to my skin . Finally I tried castor oil, and the result was most satisfactory. The oil itself is emollient and soothing to the skin, and it has sufficient body to resist perspira­tion for a considerable time. Except in excep­tionally hot weather, one good application an hour is sufficient. But if you use it at all, use it thoroughly. I make a business of it, by first rolling up my sleeves and turning down my shirt collar. Then I fill the cup of one hand with the dope and smear both hands with it; then I apply it thoroughly to all parts of my face and neck, especially in and around my ears. If you have ever seen a burnt cork minstrel black . his face, you will recognize the process. In this operation, hands and wrists have become suffi-ciently saturated, but as I always usc fishing gloves, with half fingers, this is unimportant. One day when reading David Starr Jordan's monumental work on fishe s, I found a chapter devoted to protection from insect pests, with a masterly exposition-of the whole subject. In that portion which treats of what anglers call "dopes," he gives a list of the odors which he has found most repellant to mOSCJuitoes, placing them in this order: Eucalyptus, lavender, citronella, pennyroyal, and creosote or tar. As I was un­able to find any good eucalyptus oil, I tried lavender. I filled a 4-ounce bottle with pure castor oil, added enough high grade oil of laven­der to make the odor very prominent. This is decidedly the best preparation I have ever used. The odor is agreeable, and if it gets into one's eyes, they do not smart as they do when penny­royal is used. If I hear a mosquito in my room at night, I put a few dabs on my face with good effect. This spring a druggist of my acquaint­ance conceived the idea that talcum powder would be a good medium, so I had him rub some oil of citronella into the powder, enough to scent it thoroughly, and filled an old perforated powder box with it. I tried it this season and found it very good. I am not sure but that I shall prefer it to the oil. It is very soothing, and takes the burn out of the skin. There are times, however, when no kind of dope seems to avaiL I have been fairly driven off the stream by clouds of mosquitoes. I have found a large handkerchief very useful, by tying the two adjacent ends together to make a cap, the knotted ends being under my hat and the sides fastened just under my mouth with a safety pin. This leaves but a very small portion of the face exposed, and if the trout happen to be biting, one can endure a reasonable amount of discomfort. (oYer) ABOUT M·OSQUITOES MANY sleepless, miserable nights and not a few epi­demics are sure to · be averted in this era of the democracy of ideas when learned scientists and plai n home fo lks are putting their heads together to swap experiences. For exam­ple, concerning household remedies and preventives for mosquitoes. L. 0. How­ard, Ph.D., of the Bureau of Entomol­ogy, is the editor of a symposium of ideas on t his vital and timely topic; and h is own painstaking researches are sup­plemented by contributions from the Rest o± Us in forty-eight states and some thoroughly experienced island provinces. The book is a bulletin from the Depart­ment of Agriculture. Pennyroyal and camphor are found to be favori te temporary fortifications, and there are recommendations for pepper­mint, lemon juice and vinegar. Regions where mosquitoes are especially abundant have spoken highly of oil of tar. Oil of citronella is one of the substances most enthusiastically lauded, but is barred .by some persons who dislike the odor. Dr. Howard's own "best mixture I have tried" is: Oil of citronella, one ounce Spirits of camphor, one ounce Oil of cedar, one-half ounce "Ordinarily a few drops on a bath towel hung over the head of the bed," he writes, "will keep the common house mosquitoes away. Where they are very abundant and persistent a few drops rubbed on the face and hands will suf­fice. Even this mixture, however, loses its efficacy toward the close of a long night. It is the habit of the yellow fever mosquito to begin to bite at day­light. By that time the average person is sleeping soundly, and the effects of the mixture will usually have largely passed away. I t follows that in South­ern states, where this mosquito flour­ishes, these protective mixtures are not as effective as they are in the North." An Austin, Texas, correspondent ad­vises -the combination of one ounce of oil of citronella with four ounces o± liquid vaseline-the mixture retards the evaporation of the citronella. A -New· York formula reads: Castor oil, one ounce Alcohol, one ounce Oil of lavender, one ounce In the Philippines pure kerosene has been extensively used. Of course, a number of smudges are mentioned, with the comment that anything that will make a dense smoke will drive away mos­quitoes. Sulphur is mentioned as a mos­quito fumigant; also, powdered j imson weed mixed with saltpeter. An even more homely recipe is to burn dried orange peel. As a salve for mosquito bites, Dr. Howard declares the best thing he knows is moist soap. Ammonia, alcohol, gly­cerin, a lump of indigo, iodin, a naphtha­line moth ball are other suggestions. A South Carolina minister "has found that by holding his hand to a hot lamp chim­ney the irritation of mosquito punctures is instantlv relieved." A trap . for picking mosquitoes off of their roosts on the ceiling is described : "It consists of a tin cup or a tin can cover nailed to the en·d of a long stick in such a way that a spoonful or so of kerosene can be placed in the cup, which may then, by means of the stick, be pressed up to the ceiling so as to inclose one mosquito after another. When cov­ered over, the captured mosquito will be caught in the kerosene." As a supplement to the bulletin the interesting experiment of the city bac­teriologist of San Antonio, Texas, de­serves to be given publicity. After stocking cisterns and ponds with min­nows to eat mosquito larvae, he pro­poses now to encourage mosquito-eating bats by establishing a number of com­fortable bat roosts. Two roosts already are in operation and are reported to be "highly successful." ABERCROMBIE'S FLY DOPE FLY DoPE FROM eRCROMBlE'? 'b" CAMP - 311 BROADWAY,. NEW YORK DAVID T. ABERCROMBIE co· This compound is made in our own laboratory. vVe have used it and know it to be effective, more so than any we have ever t ried, and we experimented a lot. It is a preventive against the at­tack of a ll insects. The body is good and one application lasts a long time. No. 630. Comes in carton, 3 screw-top tins in each , and each a h andy size for the pocket. Weights 3 ozs. Price, $.25. dg2. dg3 . dg.INSECT PESTS . -- Preventive Measures . Probably the most e:ffective all-round. }Jl'ev ntive of insect bites is tobacco-juice, freely applied to t e :face, neck, hand.s, ann rrists . Of course it is o:f:fensive to the bearer, and sone cannot tolerate it at all . To make ticks and. chiggres keep their dis-tance, nothing is better than to hang an old suit of clothes in a closet, introduce in the latter a smudge of smouldering tobacco­sterns, and thoroughly :funigate the nlothing ith this . Then wear that suit. In Brazil the nest Af'ficacious remedy :for mosquitoes is a S1ml .1ge of ·1:ri ,ri_ now-dung, the am.'l"loniacal vapors of' vhich certainly rl.ri ve a 1/ay the iusec ts ~ so ong as the smoke i s k~p t p:oing. The pain and itching caused by a mosquito bite are quinkly relieved by rubbing t:he spct rri tli o. lLn ll o:r inni e;o, or by touchine it with p:lycerine. Ar.1nonia gives some persons rel iei', ·hut lias lit t le e :f f ect on ot'lrJern; nh lo:r.o:form is better. ( Hy 'J,J.cli.ng. See Ho rmrd, I, osqui toes. ) Essential oil o:f cloves an arl.mirable preventive against mosquitoes in Siberia, but quite useless in Alaska. ( neWindt, Through the gold :fields of' A.laska,71 . ) ..e4 In Texas the tincture of stavacre seed is sor·1etir.1es used to prevent atta oks of chiggres. It shouldbe used with caution, being poi­sonous to human heings. "Some time ago an English newspaper invited its readers in infested countries to send in mosq,'i t o !)1""even ti tives ..• Among the rer.1edies were •.• Carbolated vaseline. Tincture of Ledum palustre r European 1'1arRh tea or wild rosemary, al.lieo. to our Labrador teaJ, A drop o:f lavender oil on pillow, ancl one on head., be:fore going to bed. Eucalyptus oil. Eucal~rl)tol on the skin, and handkerchief' saturated with it on pilJ.ovr. 5 drops each oil of' eucalyptus and creosote, in 1 oz.glycerin. 3 parts re:fined parra:fin and. 1 pt. nrnsherl camphor • Cotton wool soakert. in oil o:f cloves, in bedroom. Dr.Howard recommends pyrethrtun powner ::--.1oult\ed into little cones anti. burned in bedroom. ( W. s. Harvrood in Outing, Aug. , 1801. ) 19 1/uJ-.., 73~ On the trip we epen e upon t e m1x ure o one part of 4 carbolic acid and nine parts of sweet oil to keep off various things that sought our acquaintance. A very little of this mixture on the face and hands was effective. It is a pre­paration that I learned to use in Labrador, where '}One of the common applications would suffice. ,)n (.llri.<f(l'; "'-6'VIi4-, (r,~., .9-c-Jtjtrt. PuT your favorite fly dope on the corners I of your handkerchief and let the corners hang down from under your hat or cap. cowt-.W.ki·). c. B.s. MOSQUITOES It's not necessary to Won't Touch You use an ill- smelling, sticky fluid to repel your fishing or camping trip. the pests that spoil Take along a tube of G. T. FLY CREAM It" s as clean to use as cold cream. Absolutely repels every kind of insect, and in addition is antiseptic and healing. Throw it in your pack. No glass to break. No liquid to spill. P ost-paid 25c. Order now. ( Have it ready. F L I E s ( Gordon-Thorne Co. ( Chemists Utica, N.Y. Won't Bother You JkJ.· -h~ ... ~(Xc.U. o;J.~- •t ~--ftlo· ~-i:.t V.iu.ct.~ . oa~­.~. ,~· ~. r~~· · I, ·~onp:rr O]V]OOSSY 'IaJITIIHJ 'Jf[ ·r ·~onr:rr ',LUYHJ:ri.'I 'T T ~ · ·aanoll: fiul4PlJqnJl unqJ.t.tfl Q.tJlUil ·adUJ9'J}JID mtU!fiHa)l ~11} dg . I NSECT DOPES. dg5 . 11BUt Di ttany, Wll.iCh is to be had in tb.e ~oods all the While those Insects c Horse- flies J r emain in Vi gor, is a sure Defense a gainst them. For t hi s pur]_)ose , if' you s t ick a Bunch of' it on the Head- Stall of you r Bridl e , they will be sure to keep a resp ectful Diatan c e. 11 (EYr.d..., Works , 213 . ) . ~~;t;J.o1 /i. ~.- ..,.&1- ?'/1.tft~k.'v ~) ~'"""'.;"t-V• *IY~#nrl..• ~ C-t- ~. --&J..-~, ~ ~. t;-.JAAx. ~J. ~~~ ~-~. ; HAS SOLUTION ~ . QF FLEA PROBLEM _L on don, Nov. 26.-Consul Gener a l Mich a el, of Ca lcutta, r eports, tha t the Ag n cul tura l Re~earc h Institute f B~ ngfl;l has just concluded a s eries ~f s etentlflc experiments to d et ermine t he meth od of d estroying fleas. A leaflet Issu ed by t he Impe rial En­tomologist says t h a t t he best ma nner of d estr oying fl eas, wi th specia l ref­e r en ce to checking the r a va g es of P_lague: IS free u_se of crude oil emul­SIOn , \•hlch co ns1s ts of eighty p er cent of crude petro leum mixed with h venty P ~r c~nt of w h a le oil soa p. This com­bma twn ma k es a j e lly which mixes freely with wate r. and is generally used a t three per cent solution At te n p er cent it destroys fle a ~ with f eet certa inty. E is a pplied toP(~~ 1 floors a nd walls of houses by any gar- . • den sprayer. An anima l washed wi th ~ the emulsion w ill be enti-rely relieved .____or tn_e_ {>_~ts. ~ ~!-¥- -6i"1•t.-t:A.. ~~ rw--"X.<~ )-t'i~ ~·:t. ;f. Jr:.,i,t-.J. ;j-;f{ ""''-v "'!2ij-lnJ • -6.:.;_ "'J ..<J f. 'if./' ffi;:; P'J I.._ _,..._< c-?1-• :!:!/ 1-f(::c:) ;;~~a. ('J(.J', 'JJ.t~ foJ ,;::so3,) -§.· (~ l h (/1 ~~. '/(, ..;J, :J)t f .. . . The_Dr. Breck Fly-Dope Editor Outdoor Life:-"Touchin' on an' appertainln' to" your kind words in praise of my fly-mixture, I make bold to suggest a variation for hot weather, which I have practically adopted for general use. It is the substitution of carbolated vaseline for sweet oil as a base. This .means that the dope takes solid form and hence does not disappear so quickly, especially in hot weather. Furthermore it is not subject to running out of the bottle, because it is car­ried in tubes like those for vaseline. Such tubes, of various sizes, can be bought in any city, and the dope is put in them. This to me is a decided improvement, and I recom­mend the solid dope to all old and new friends. I am glad to see that you are still hot after the users of that outrageous imple­ment, the steel trap. More power to your humane pen! EDWARD BRECK. Nova Scotia. ('ld In,;{!~- ?'kY"') I f IS: DR. EDWARD BRECK, NATURALIST. Taken by Albert Bigelow Paine, of "Tent Dwellers," at Paine's bungalow. . • • dhl. dh. POCKET KNIVES • C,29: ~tt;s.. . . Breck,30. Nessmuk,ll,ill. LaTisse,135,111. 3.JL /tJ. ~/ 6S: ~,:20. {PJ,~ 'l7,$ll,Z.;Jl. Fly-open,-- C.O. B.,76. For a horseman the pocket-l..rnife should haTe a reamer blade. • Opening the Stubborn Knife DOES your pen-knife blade refuse to open? Here is a certain and easy method of bringing it to terms. , Place one corn er of your hand ker.chief over the back of the stubborn blade and wind the rest of it tightly arou nd the knife. Hold the opposite co rner between the first and second fingers of your right hand (if you are right handed) and throw the knife from you with some speed. Go over and pick it up and you will find the blade opened. I have yet to find a knife so rusty that it will not yield to this treatment and-it does save the thumb nails! o.itiJ, ~.,J91~, ARMY AND NAVY KNIFE This knife is an excellent one. Has an indestructible handle, one 3-inch blade, one 2-inch blade, screw-driver, reamer and punch, can opener and cork­screw. Size closed 3% inches long, 1 inch wide, % inch thick. No. 45 Weighs 4 oz., Price, $2.00 7J.T.~- SHEARD'S TRAPPERS' BRAND Trappers have been complaining to POCKET me for years that they could not buy KNIFE. a pocket knife at any price that would · hold an edge, consequently I decided to get up a special knife for their use called "Sheard's Trappers' Brand" and warrant It unconditionally not to be t oo hard or too soft and to hold an edge under any ordinary circumstances feeling sure that after a knife stands my very severe test It will ~tand up and hold an edge under any fair test a trapper would give or expect it to stand. All have genuine Buckhorn handles, are well and beauti­fully made, the correct shape for trapper's use, with clip or spear !JOint shaped Blades. 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