ying
instructors for extra service, or perhaps best of all to start new
camps.

[Illustration: THE SUNDAY DINNER. A serious and weighty undertaking.
Sixty pounds of beef ready for the pot.]

VII

EQUIPMENT

GENERAL

In organizing a permanent camp the following things must be supplied:
beds, bed coverings, pillows, pillow cases, wash basins, lanterns, trash
boxes, tables, benches, scales, dishes for mess hall and kitchen, table
flatware, kitchen utensils, stove, household implements, camp
implements, game equipment, incinerator, boats, a flag, and ropes for
halyards.

Beds

A bed of some description is necessary to every camper. It is foolish
not to have it dry, warm and comfortable. The most durable and
economical are the canvas and wood cots which can be folded and packed
into a small space during the winter. One is the government standard
folding army cot, the other the telescope cot. Still another is the camp
made cot fashioned of posts and strips of wood, with rope interlaced
between the strips, and a sack filled with clean dry hay for a mattress.
Spring cots and mattresses can be used but require a great deal of
storage space during the winter and for many other reasons are not
practical. An old sheet, a piece of heavy cotton cloth or bed ticking
made into a bag and filled with hay can be used as a mattress on top of
a canvas cot and makes a very warm comfortable bed, especially for cold
nights.

Blankets

Woolen blankets are the only covering to be considered for camp use, as
they absorb less moisture than any other material, and even if damp are
warm. They should be long enough to cover the cot and turn under at the
bottom, and wide enough when doubled to fall over the edge of the cot
for a few inches. Those measuring 66 x 84 inches, weighing from 4 to 5
pounds, and being 70 to 90 per cent wool, are recommended. If only one
blanket for each cot is provided in the general equipment each child
should bring to camp either a sleeping bag, one heavy and one
lightweight blanket, or one blanket and a heavy bath robe.

[Illustration: CLEANING SQUAD]

Great care should be taken that the blankets are kept clean. This can be
done if the rule permitting no eatables, water or ink in the tents is
adhered to. When making the camp bed whatever the method, care should be
taken that blankets do not touch the floor. One way is to fold the camp
blanket lengthwise, lay it on top of the cot, the top nine i