. Department circular. Agriculture. 47 The Watcher's Protection from Insects. There is one great drawback, however, to this method. In summer our woods are infested with mosquitoes, as w^ell as with gnats and flies. A pair of light leather gloves, a net or veil of a mesh smaller than ordinary mosquito netting, to wear over the hat and head, and a light blanket or wrap that can be carried in a shawl strap, will enable one to keep quiet and yet defy the troublesome insects. A light camp stool also is A screech owl visits the screen tent. One who desires to camp in the summer woods will
. Department circular. Agriculture. 47 The Watcher's Protection from Insects. There is one great drawback, however, to this method. In summer our woods are infested with mosquitoes, as w^ell as with gnats and flies. A pair of light leather gloves, a net or veil of a mesh smaller than ordinary mosquito netting, to wear over the hat and head, and a light blanket or wrap that can be carried in a shawl strap, will enable one to keep quiet and yet defy the troublesome insects. A light camp stool also is A screech owl visits the screen tent. One who desires to camp in the summer woods will need a different outfit. For more than twenty years I have used a; small ^'A" tent, made of olive-brown duck, with a flap to tuck under the blankets. It is seven feet long, four feet wide and three feet high. A small line is sewed along the top, which may be tied at each end to a tree or a stake to support the tent. Eight loops of heavy twine are staked down with forked sticks to hold out the sides. The ends are made of coarse cheesecloth, or fine netting, and the lower edges are provided with flaps to tuck under the blankets. A rubber blanket and a single light woolen one, with a cotton bag to be filled nightly with moss or grass for a pillow, complete the outfit, which may be rolled up and carried by a strap handle or "packed" above a knapsack. The. 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 Massachusetts. Dept. of Agriculture. Boston, Mass.
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