in a man's front-yard, or to make a fire in dry grass or within a
hundred yards of his buildings. Do not ask him to wait on you without
offering to pay him. Most farmers object to having people sleep on their
hay-mows; and all who permit it will insist upon the rule, "No smoking
allowed here." When you break camp in the morning, be sure to put out
the fires wherever you are; and, if you have camped on cleared land, see
that the fences and gates are as you found them, and do not leave a mass
of rubbish behind for the farmer to clear up.


MOUNTAIN CLIMBING.

When you climb a mountain, make up your mind for hard work, unless there
is a carriage-road, or the mountain is low and of gentle ascent. If
possible, make your plans so that you will not have to carry much up and
down the steep parts. It is best to camp at the foot of the mountain, or
a part way up, and, leaving the most of your baggage there, to take an
early start next morning so as to go up and down the same day. This is
not a necessity, however; but if you camp on the mountain-top you run
more risk from cold, fog, (clouds), and showers, and you need a warmer
camp and more clothing than down below.

Often there is no water near the top: therefore, to be on the safe side,
it is best to carry a canteen. After wet weather, and early in the
summer, you can often squeeze a little water from the moss that grows on
mountain-tops.

It is so apt to be chilly, cloudy, or showery at the summit, that you
should take a rubber blanket and some other article of clothing to put
on if needed. Although a man may sometimes ascend a mountain, and stay