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io8CAMPING AND WOODCIL^FTting milk powder made of anything richer than skimmilk. Since then I have learned that a certain Nev/York outfitter keeps in stock milk powder that contain27^ per cent, of butter fat, which is the U. S.Government standard for whole milk, cream included,and it is good.A waterproof match box is good for emergencies,but not for a smoker's daily supply. For this Iwaterproof the matches themselves, as described inVol. I. (p. 173) and carry them on my belt in asnap-buttoned pigskin case that came originally witha round carborundum whetstone. This is the handiestway I know of when one does not wear a coator vest. A similar pocket will carry thirty .22~calibercartridges for your rifle or pistol.A bag of the cheesecloth is used to carry fish in,or to hang up game in when flies are about, and alittle square of it serves as substitute for a tea-ball.Nails are not needed unless you expect to stayseveral days in one place and wish to put up alean-to of baker tent shape, with shelter clorh forroof, and thatched sides and back—then they are usefulin making the frame. In that case you willwant half a dozen each of 6d and 3d wire nails,and some galvanized tacks (they do not rust thecloth). A few I -inch wire brads are handy to hangkettles on pot-hooks, as they do not split the end ofa green stick, but simple notches will do.When traveling in company through a thicklywooded region, where the men may have to scatterto find a trail or a divide, it is good forethought foreach of them to carry a whistle, the army patternbeing a good one. Its note carries better than thevoice, and it saves breath. Have a pre-arrangedcode of signals, such as one note: *'I am here," twoi"Come this way," and so on.Featherweight Kits.—^The outfit already listedmay be considered of medium weight. A heavierone, for cold weather camping, will be suggested inChapter IX. But what is the lightest equip"ment that will serve for tramping and camping.