How to Camp Out

Night-shirt.

Oatmeal.

Oil-can.

Opera-glass.

Overcoat.

Padlock and key.

Pails

Paper.

" collars.

Pens.

Pepper.

Pickles.

Pins.

Portfolio.

Postage stamps.

Postal cards.

Rope.

Rubber blanket.

" coat.

" boots.

Sail-needle.

Salt.

" fish.

" pork.

Salve.

Saw.

Shingles (for plates).

Shirts.

Shoes and strings.

Slippers.

Soap.

Song-book.

Spade.

Spoons.

Stove (utensils in bags).

Sugar.

Tea.

Tents.

" poles.

" pins.

Tooth-brush.

Towels.

Twine.

Vinegar.

Watch and key.

CHAPTER II

SMALL PARTIES TRAVELLING AFOOT AND CAMPING

We will consider separately the many ways in which a party can spend a summer vacation; and first we will start into wild and uninhabited regions, afoot, carrying on our backs blankets, a tent, frying-pan, food, and even a shot-gun and fishing-tackle. This is very hard work for a young man to follow daily for any length of time; and, although it sounds romantic, yet let no party of young people think they can find pleasure in it many days; for if they meet with a reverse, have much rainy weather, or lose their way, some one will almost surely be taken sick, and all sport will end.

If you have a mountain to climb, or a short trip of only a day or two, I would not discourage you from going in this way; but for any extended tour it is too severe a strain upon the physical powers of one not accustomed to similar hard work.

AFOOT.—CAMPING OUT