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;bar,TENTS FOR FIXED CAMPS 39*and has a celluloid window that can be slippedrains.in when itIn a tent of ordinary size, one such window atthe rear, w^ith the doorway left wide open in fairweather, will make the place a cheerful and wholesomeabode instead of a fusty den.Mosquito Bar.— The doorway may be screenedby a sort of drop-curtain of bobbinet or cheeseclothordinary mosquito netting is too easily torn, and itsmesh is too open to exclude the smaller mosquitoesand gnats. Bobbinet is expensive. The tent'JLFig. 4.— Bobbinet WindowFig. 5.— Mosquito Curtainmaker will attach a cheesecloth front toa tent 9 to14 feet wide for about $2.85.Rear Door.— For about the same price as awindow, and serving as well for ventilation, thefent-maker will put an extra door in the rear endof the tent, with cheesecloth screen. This is a betterarrangement for hot weather, and often convenientwhen there is a driving rain or a contrarywind ; but it reduces the space for wall-pockets,shelves,etc.Door Weights.— To do away with pegs at theentrance, that you are apt to stumble over, tie ashort and rather heavy pole to the bottom of eachflap. This holds the door open when desired, andcloses it securely against dogs, '' varmints," and theelements.