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CAMP MAKING 223dug for slops and unburnable trash, and cover itwith earth or ashes so no mosquitoes can breed init after a rainfall.The sink should be on the downhill side of camp,and where it cannot pollute the water supply.Sprinkle kerosene on it, or burn it out frequentlywith a brush fire.A latrine, as substitute for a closet, is one of thefirst things to be provided. A rude but sanitaryFig.113 — Latrineone that can be made in a short time is shown inFig. 113. The excavated earth is piled at the rear^and a paddle is left in it to cover excreta every timethe place is used. (Whoever wrote Deuteronomywas a good camper.) The log used as seat, and theback-rest, are removable, so that a fire can be builtin the trench every now and then from dead brush.Ashes and charcoal are good disinfectants in themselves.Dry earth does very well; but the trenchshould be burnt out after a rain.A muslin or brush screen six feet high may beset around the latrine on stakes. A bathing screencan be similarly arranged at the water's edge.Camp Conveniences.— A chopping-block is theThe axe, when notfirst thing needed about a camp.