n-sense view that the greatest problem in exercise for most of
us is to get enough of the right kind. The greatest error in exercise is
not to take enough, and the greatest danger in athletics is in giving
them up. He writes in a direct matter-of-fact manner with an avoidance
of medical terms, and a strong emphasis on the rational, all-around
manner of living that is best calculated to bring a man to a ripe old
age with little illness or consciousness of bodily weakness.
2. CAMP COOKERY, by Horace Kephart. "The less a man carries in his pack
the more he must carry in his head," says Mr. Kephart. This book tells
what a man should carry in both pack and head. Every step is traced--the
selection of provisions and utensils, with the kind and quantity of
each, the preparation of game, the building of fires, the cooking of
every conceivable kind of food that the camp outfit or woods, fields or
streams may provide--even to the making of desserts. Every recipe is the
result of hard practice and long experience.
3. BACKWOODS SURGERY AND MEDICINE, by Charles S. Moody, M. D. A handy
book for the prudent lover of the woods who doesn't expect to be ill but
believes in being on the safe side. Common-sense methods for the
treatment of the ordinary wounds and accidents are described--setting a
broken limb, reducing a dislocation, caring for burns, cuts, etc.
Practical remedies for camp diseases are recommended, as well as the
ordinary indications of the most probable ailments. Includes a list of
the necessary medical and surgical supplies.
4. APPLE GROWING, by M. C. Burritt. The various problems confronting the
apple grower, from the preparation of the soil and the planting of the
trees to the marketing of the fruit, are discussed in detail by the
author.
5. THE AIREDALE, by Williams Haynes. The book opens with a short chapter
on the origin and development of the Airedale, as a distinctive breed.
The author then takes up the problems of type as bearing on the
selection of the dog, breeding, training and use. The book is designed
for the non-professional dog fancier, who wishes common sense advice
which does not involve elaborate preparations or expenditure. Chapters
are included on the care of the dog in the kennel and simple remedies
for ordinary diseases.
6. THE AUTOMOBILE--Its Selection, Care and Use, by Robert Sloss. This is
a plain, practical discussion of the things that every man needs to know
if he is to buy the right
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