doors, shutters, outer
windows, and tarred paper: any one who is ingenious can knock together
all the shelter his needs require or means allow. But, where you are
camping for a week or more, it pays you well to use all you have in
making yourself comfortable. A bush house, a canopy under which to eat,
and something better than plain "out-of-doors" to cook in, are among the
first things to attend to.

If you wish to plant firmly a tree that you have cut down, you may
perhaps be able to drive a stake larger than the trunk of the tree; then
loosen the stake by hitting it on the sides, and pull it out. You can do
this when you have no shovel, or when the soil is too hard to dig. Small
stakes wedged down the hole after putting in the tree will make it firm.

ETIQUETTE.

Some things considered essential at the home table have fallen into
disuse in camp. It is pardonable, and perhaps best, to bring on whatever
you have cooked in the dish that it is cooked in, so as to prevent its
cooling off.

You will also be allowed to help yourself first to whatever is nearest
you, before passing it to another; for passing things around in camp is
risky, and should be avoided as much as possible for that reason.

Eat with your hats on, as it is more comfortable, and the wind is not so
apt to blow your stray hairs into the next man's dish.

If you have no fork, do not mind eating with your knife and fingers.
But, however much liberty you take, do not be rude, coarse, or uncivil:
these bad habits grow rapidly in camp if you encourage them, and are
broken off with difficulty on return.

If there is no separate knife for the butter, cheese, and meat, nor
spoon for the gravy and soup, you can use your own by first wiping the
knife or spoon upon a piece of bread.

Be social and agreeable to all fellow-travellers you meet. It is a
received rule now, I believe, that you are under no obligations to
consider travelling-acquaintances as permanent: so you are in duty bound
to be friendly to all thrown in your way. However, it is not fair to
thrust your company upon others, nor compel a courtesy from any one. Try
to remember too, that it is nothing wonderful to camp out or walk; and
do not expect any one to think it is. We frequently meet parties of
young folks walking through the mountains, who do great things with
their tongues, but not much with their feet. If you will refrain from
bragging, you can speak of your short marches without exc