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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.

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>..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~. ~·-~~4-~ ~~4tci"'-"' ~ ''~.]· 2., 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./ ~"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_~ts. ~ ~!-¥- -6i"1•t.-t:A.. ~~ rw--"X.<~ )-t'i~ ~·:t. ;f. 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