. Game fish of the northern states of America and British provinces [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. CAMP LIFE. 289 imo, can jf a few intercBt- OHAPTER XXIX. CAMP -â :-i Oke of the most important matters that demand the sportsman's attention, is the equipment he should take with him to make his life in the woods pleasant. He will have many annoyances and even hardships to encounter, and should be as well prepared to meet them as circum- stances will permit. The following directions are founded upon the idea he intends to retire to the wilderness, far from the abode of man, where he will h
. Game fish of the northern states of America and British provinces [microform]. Fishes; Poissons. CAMP LIFE. 289 imo, can jf a few intercBt- OHAPTER XXIX. CAMP -â :-i Oke of the most important matters that demand the sportsman's attention, is the equipment he should take with him to make his life in the woods pleasant. He will have many annoyances and even hardships to encounter, and should be as well prepared to meet them as circum- stances will permit. The following directions are founded upon the idea he intends to retire to the wilderness, far from the abode of man, where he will have to trust for his support to his own exertions, and although many of them may seem superfluous, and to the robust may savor of effeminacy, to those who desire real comfort they will prove acceptable. The great pest of the wild woods isânot tigers nor panthers, not bears nor wolves, not even snakesâ^but something far smaller but infinitely more terribleâ^thb Black Fly I If it were possible for the uninitiated to conceive or the pen to describe the horrors conveyed in these words, I should endeavor to record them. Think of the rack, the boot, the thumb-screw, the wheel; think of being rent asunder by wild horses, or torn in bits with hot pincers; think of the tortures of the inquisition, or the cruel fanaticism of India, and smile; they do not compare with the black fly. When mosquitoes hover 18 â : ii. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell), 1829-1906. New York : Carleton
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