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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar91912newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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The boys have built their own diving stand not a little camp pride and sense of indivuality is the re- sult. The usual camp re- quirements include a heavy sweater and two flannel shirts, or blouses, two sleeve- less jerseys, and a cap, also two pairs of khaki trousers, one pair of flannel running pants, two pairs of heavy woolen stockings, heavy shoes for mountain climb- ing, and two pairs of tennis shoes. Also a simple suit for Sundays or exceptional entertainment. Besides his wearing apparel, each boy is generally asked to bring a rubber blanket, two pairs of camp life are the water sports, which demand a nearness to some body of water. All are remote from the pretence of conventionality, with the open face of nature as an inspira- tion and a comrade, and amid the quiet hills and vales the boys obtain a fund of health and strength sufficient to draw upon during the strenuous Winter school days. The rule of the average camp demands that a regulation camp costume be worn, thus tending to create a democratic spirit, and, too, where a certain color is adopted, and the initial letter of the camp name adorns a sweater or a blouse, heavy colored blankets, a pillow, two laundry bags, and the usual toilet articles, towels, etc. A rubber coat is optional in most camps, but if he has one he can bring it, and he can also include, if he wishes, rubber boots, bathrobe, baseball suit, bat, ball, gloves, tennis racquet and balls, fishing tackle, paddle, hunting knife, hatchet, camera, musical instruments, hammock, small mirror, a few books and games. Each article has to be plainly marked with the owner's name in full. Since the boys range in age from eight to twenty years, according to the age limit set by each camp, the re-
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Mess-time, showing the line of happy, hungry youngsters who are spending their outing time in the camp for boys

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