| Show lJ I HOW TO CAMP OUT 10 CAM The Appetite You Acquire and What I Carry It WithWhat to to Satisfy WilVlat and Vlat to Leave Home II I Now come the days which try mens souls I Dame Nature hangs her head in listless I sub abandon and the thermometer with a lime disregard for the feelings of others I climbs up to the fifth story in search of a I The heated man of busi I rarer atmosphere ness casts a wistful glance through his office I cool faroff mountains whose window at the farof moutai wdow him to their embrace gray tints seem to woo hi thei I and murmurs Next week 1 No place in the facilities for a sum 1 Union possesses greater facities geater mers outing than Salt Lake City surrounded I surround-ed as it is on all sides with mountain ranges vast can which penetrate into the depths of ito depth of the most beautiful containing some yons I yon containig and affording most delightful scenery in the world afording I out lightful retreats for a camp lghtful we are now in the midst of the heated I to those who are contemplating words season a few wotd 10 sen templating an out but who have a limited I experience in this line will not be amiss exerence In the first place you must not expect to do j everything on the giltedged plan I you do your hopes of having an enjoyable time at the out handicapped very will be largely ver handicapd wl it set Go with a determination to rough in n liberal sense of the word The great mistake which nearly all novices in the art of camping out make is in making up an of delicacies instead of sub outfit largely istead delcacies stantials Cold tongue boned turkey fruitcake fruit-cake and miscellaneous pastries and confections I confec-tions of all kinds may be well suited for the al kds pampered appetite of city life but a day 01 two in the keen mountain air with hardy I exercise and pure water will enable two or 1 three persons to make a wagon load of such stuff look as if it had been struck by lightning light-ning at a single meal Well then says the wouldbe camper out somewhat impatiently what shall I take To which we would reply Attend first to your provisions For each week you intend to stay take something like the f ol lowing amount for each member of the party Ham 4 pounds breakfast bacon 3 pounds flour or its equivalent 7 pounds fruit for stewing any kind 3 pounds potatoes po-tatoes 6 pounds butter if possible 1 pound These with salt pepper nnd pickles are all that are really necessary Take whatever what-ever else von see fit but do not neglect the above Why goodness I could not eat all that in three weeks we hear some one exclaim ex-claim Couldnt you we reply wait and see and our word for it if that is nil you take nt the end of the week you are more liable to be hungry than anything else No need to take bitters along with you except for snake bites nature will attend at-tend to your appetite for you t Now having your provisions the next thing is n camp outfit which for each member mem-ber of the party will consist of one tinplate tin-plate one tin cup one knife and fork and one spoon Let everything as far as possible pos-sible be of tin The reason is obvious For the party as a wholes take an extra cup or two a coffee pot frying pan a tin bucket or two for cooking fruit etc and then if you desire or if there are to be ladies in the party take a small A tent and if you still insist clinging to the cherished superstition supersti-tion of civilization a small sheetiron stove Then nack thinors away in the bottom of the wagon tie a large roll of blankets and comforters com-forters on top and hie yourself to wherever you have concluded to go When you find yourself in the canyon conclude to camp hi some shady nook pitch your tent arrange things for your stay astonish as-tonish yourself by eating enough for two the first meal and in n few days you are enjoying en-joying that keen sense of pleasure in the more act of existing which comes from a good digestion plenty of healthy exercise in pure bracing air and a mind devoid of the needless and numberless anxieties of business busi-ness and social life In time you return and will then shoulder the burdens of life with renewed vigor realizing every day a magnificent return for capital invested JEFF B |
