Chapter XX: Camp Don’ts

Don’t forget your check list.

Do make your plans early for the camping expedition.

Don’t be dowdy in the woods. Dress appropriately.

Do keep a clean camp. Otherwise you will go in for hedgehogs, skunks, flies, and other disease-breeding pests.

If in doubt about drinking water, don’t drink it--at least, not till it is thoroughly boiled.

Do be independent. Camp is no place for necklaces, however beautiful.

Don’t start out camping with a new pair of shoes on your feet.

Do keep from adding to the things you want to take with you, or you won’t be able to reach the “jumping off” place.

Don’t forget your fly “dope.”

If your appetite is good, be polite to the cook.

Don’t forget the box of matches.

Don’t be foolhardy. It might take too long to find you. If you feel that way, have somebody attach a tump line to you.

If you have an open stove, when you go off for the day, be sure to close it.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions--everybody does.

Do help others with the work.

Don’t cut your foot with the axe. It will not add to the pleasures of camp life.

Dish-washing is not pleasant work. Do your share just the same.

Don’t step on the gunwale of the canoe, and upset it, or trip over a thwart. The canoe is a ticklish craft.

Do conform to the camp routine. Don’t keep the dinner waiting, delay the fishing expedition, or call out a search party.

Don’t be ignorant of the topography of the region in which you camp. By not studying the map for yourself, you will give others a lot of trouble.

Listen to what your guide says.

Remember, I shall be glad to answer brief, pointed questions, addressed to me at

CAMP RUNWAY,
Moosehead Lake, Greenville, Maine.

THE END

INDEX

Beavers, 88-89
Beds:
bough beds, 97-100
browse bed, 100, 101
sleeping bags, 103
Birch bark, 9, 40
Black flies, 10-11
Blankets, 21
Bloomers, 4, 18-19. _See_ Clothing
Blouse, 4, 19, 22. _See_ Clothing
Books, 20-21, 219
Breck’s fly “dope,” 102
Breck’s “Way of the Woods,” 7, 26, 45, 63

Camera film, 20, 218-219
Camp Fire Girls, 11, 115
Camp habit, 139-146
Camping grounds, 68-76
sites to be avoided for, 73
sites to be chosen for, 73-76, 181-192
Can opener, 8. _See_ Cooking utensils
Canoes, 193-208
care in handling, 193-200
cost of, 196
length of paddle, 195
paddling, 200
Cascara sagrada, 5
Check lists, 1, 96
Cleanliness, 147-156, 168
Clothing, 1-5, 13-20, 21-23, 165-166
gloves, 5
hunting suit, cost of, 18
jacket, 18
Cold cream, 5
Combination suits, 3-4, 17, 165-166
Cook, 37-45
Cooking utensils, 8, 34-35, 62, 104-105
Cooler, 8, 32-34

Dishes, 8, 35
Duffle bag, 2, 14

Economy, 5, 107-117
Equipment, 2, 8-9
cost of, 8
poncho, 100
tents, 110-111
tools, 9, 35
Expenses, 107-117
for food, 114
for party of four or five, 108-111
for tents, 110

Feet, care of, 19
Fires, 11, 77-86
Fishing, 193-208
fly, 202-204
Fishing tackle, 200, 204-208
Fly “dope,” 9, 35, 101-102
Food, 1, 6-8, 24-36
bacon, 28
butter, 29
cleanliness of, 30-31
dried vegetables, 26-27
flour, 27
meat, 28-30
milk, 32, 37, 114-116
portage of, 24
Footgear, 2, 3, 14-16
Fry pans, 8, 62. _See_ Cooking utensils
Fuel, 9-10, 40-42
Furnishings, 11, 94-106

Gloves, 5. _See_ Clothing
Guides, 69, 85, 118-126
assistance to, 123-125, 145
character of, 122-123
duties of, 119-121

Hat, 4, 19
Head net, 101
Health:
clean-working digestion and, 166-168
eating and, 169
hygiene and, 127-138
physical culture drill and, 161-165
rules for, 159-161
water and, 10, 42-44, 76, 157-170
Hunting suit, 18. _See_ Clothing
Hygiene, 127-138. _See_ Health

Jacket, 18. _See_ Clothing

Knives, 8. _See_ Cooking utensils

Matches, 40
Moccasins, 2, 16. _See_ Footgear
Mosquitoes, 10-11
headnet and, 101. _See_ Hat
netting for, 35
tarlatan for, 101

Neat’s-foot oil. _See_ Waterproofing
Nesting pails, 8, 34

Pockets, 4. _See_ Clothing
Poncho, 100
Privy, care of, 168. _See_ Sanitation

Recipes, 45
apples, 49
bacon, 62
baked beans, 59-60
baking powder biscuits, 55-56
boiling vegetables, 65-66
bread-making, 51
broth, 62
buckwheat cakes, 61
Chinese tea-cakes, 63
chowder, 62-63
corn bread, 56-57
corn meal, 48
corn pone, 60-61
eggs, 54-55
fish, 52-53
fudge, 64-65
gingerbread, 63
macaroni, 48
mashed potatoes, 61-62
mayonnaise dressing, 66
molasses cookies, 64
mushrooms, 61-62
olive oil, 65
pancakes, 57-58
partridge, 53-54
penuche, 64
rice, 48
soups, 58, 59
stewed fruits, 65
stock, 46
vegetable stew, 49
white sauce, 63
Reflector baker, 8, 39. _See_ Cooking utensils

Safety pins, 5. _See_ Clothing
Sanitation, camp health and, 157-170
water and, 10, 30-31, 42-44, 76
Skirt, 4, 17-19
extra. _See_ Clothing
khaki, 17
tweed, 17, 22
Soap, 5, 20
Sporting catalogs, 103
Sporting magazines, _Outing_, _Country Life in America_, _Forest and
Stream_, _Field and Stream_, _Recreation_, _Rod and Gun in Canada_,
110
Stockings, 3. _See_ Clothing
holeproof, 16, 17, 19
woolen, 16
Sweater, 18. _See_ Clothing

Tents, 110-111. _See_ Equipment and also Expenses
Tin can camping, 26
Tools, 9, 35. _See_ Equipment
Tooth brush, 5
Tooth paste, 5
Trail, 209-220
following the, 211-214
independence on, 209-211
lost on, 214-216
walking, 70

Vacation Bureaus, 115
Viscol. _See_ Waterproofing

Water, 10, 42-44, 76. _See_ Health and also Sanitation
Waterproofing, 3, 14, 16. _See_ Footgear

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