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Show I HINTS FOR AUTOISTS ON CAMPING TRIP -u1 w A, r x " ' VVs ' , ! " 5 s? ( t, t x -ix i f1 ' s . V "VN --X X? X 4 " V f i v x. . 1 fxt x , - - '"'Vt.V,vl H f : - xt Mx k . " r sr-ox, $ 'f , - -t Enjoying a Sojourn in the Open in the West. Autocaiuping is just like any other business or play activity of man after you think you know it all, you find you have just begun to learn. This article sets forth little, but nevertheless important, things for the prospective autocamper to bear In mind. Here they are: Should you find yourself without enough bedding, folded newspapers make a good substitute. They exclude cold well and form a fairly comfortable comfort-able mattress. Avoid pitching your tent on sandy soil, because such ground will not retain re-tain the pegs during a high wind. Sand also has a faculty of creeping into all sorts of food container?. A toilet kit, similar to those carried by doughboys during the World war. is excellent for outdoor use. Include a steel mirror rather than a L'lass one. Should Take Along Ax. Canvas wasli basins should be thoroughly soaked before using and usually will leak a little when filled with hot water. A short-handled ax. like those u-vd by Boy Scouts, Is literally worth Its weight In gold on a camping trip. Briar-proof leggings and trousers are indispensable when one is hiking about tli e woods. If you bunk on the ground, a bit of cotton should be placed In the ears to exclude bugs. flay ropes which have not been waterproofed will shrink T.'hen wet. Therefore loosen th'-'tii during a storm and before leaving camp f"r a considerable con-siderable length of time. This will prevent pre-vent them tightening and pulling up the stakes. Keep copious notes and take plenty of pictures. They "ill repay you many times over for troubles and money expended. ex-pended. If you want a sleeping bag and don't want to invent In one. pin two woolen iirttiy blankets together with heavy pins. To prolong the life of camp shoes smear the soles with heavy glue and sawdust. This covering will wear well and may be renewed. Cook Food Over Embers. A short-handled, strong spade should be a part of your equipment. For a quick-burning wood fire build It up with sticks, leaving air space between the layers. This forms a draft Confine your cooking tire to a small space for safety and comfort Cooking on the embers is best for you to avoid tiie annoying smoke. Don't forget to take along a good compass. It may save your life In heavily timbered country. If you ever get lo.s't and haven't a compass, locate a stream. If possible, and follow it to its source. Unload firearms when in camp. A heavy pistol and cartridge belt may prove most discomforting to the amateur ama-teur woodsman. To kill smell of fish In pots and pans boil a little vinegar and water iu them. Keep supply of matches In tightly corked bottle so as to always have a few usable ones on hand. Watch Drinkinq Water. Be careful of drill'. ing water. In quire of natives about conditions. Keep camp clean ail of the time for the sake of health as well as appearances. appear-ances. This Is easily done If each member of the party has certain tasks to perform, thus making the job a hardship for no one person. To cool contents of n bottle wrap It In a well-soaked cloih and hang in the breeze under a well-leafed tree. A sewing kit and mending bag are valuable adjuncts to the camp equipage. P,!i.-:ers ami tired feet may he prevented pre-vented by wearing heavy hobnailed shoes, a pair of light socks next to the feet and heavy woolen socks over them. The r.ovice must remember that while a camping trip Is chiefly pleas-i pleas-i : e It is not entlr. ly a le d of ro-.-s. end therefore It heiin,ies him to g. well r, nipped and detericiui d to Joy-full Joy-full take a little bitter with the sweet. |