upright stick in a cup-shaped hollow of lighter wood, in which dry
charcoal or the fungus-like shavings of punk were placed. Cotton or
any other substance that ignites easily would answer as well. This is
getting fire by friction.

Every hunter in the West and among the Indians and Mexicans of two
continents now carries a flint and steel, and a dry substance to catch
and retain the spark. This substance with a full outfit can now be had
in most stores that supply sporting goods, and every camper should
have a supply.

The back of a jackknife, a bit of flint-like rock, such as quartz, and
some very dry cotton lint--kept for protection in a close box--will do
just as well as the manufactured outfit, and it can nearly always be
had. If you carry half-charred cotton rags in a box or bottle you will
find them of use in making fire.

SHELTER

Camps are either temporary, that is changed from day to day, or they
are permanent and may be visited year after year, or they may be used
for a few weeks at a time. Temporary camps are the ones we are
considering, and these can be elaborate or very, very simple. I prefer
the latter, and I am sure the boys will agree with me.

During the autumn and when the weather is dry and the nights not too
cool, the best way to camp is in the open, sleeping on beds of boughs,
about a roaring fire, and with one blanket under and another over.

Small dog tents, such as our soldiers carried in the Civil War, are