Rope. 
          Rubber blanket.
             " coat.
             " boots. 
          Sail-needle. 
          Salt.
           " fish.
           " pork. 
          Salve. 
          Saw. 
          Shingles (for plates). 
          Shirts. 
          Shoes and strings. 
          Slippers. 
          Soap. 
          Song-book. 
          Spade. 
          Spoons. 
          Stove (utensils in bags). 
          Sugar. 
          Tea. 
          Tents.
            " poles.
            " pins. 
          Tooth-brush. 
          Towels. 
          Twine. 
          Vinegar. 
          Watch and key.

FOOTNOTES: 

[1] If your haversack-flap has a strap which buckles down upon the front, you can run the strap through the cup-handle before buckling; or you can buy a rein-hitch at the saddlery-hardware shop, and fasten it wherever most convenient to carry the cup.

CHAPTER II.

Small parties travelling afoot and camping.

We will consider separately the many ways in which a party can spend a summer vacation; and first we will start into wild and uninhabited regions, afoot, carrying on our backs blankets, a tent, frying-pan, food, and even a shot-gun and fishing-tackle.  This is very hard work for a young man to follow daily for any length of time; and, although it sounds romantic, yet let no party of young people think they can find pleasure in it many days; for if they meet with a reverse, have much rainy weather, or lose their way, some one will almost surely be taken sick, and all sport will end.

If you have a mountain to climb, or a short trip of only a day or two, I would not discourage you from going in this way; but for any extended tour it is too severe a strain upon the physical powers of one not accustomed to similar hard work.

AFOOT.—­CAMPING OUT.

A second and more rational way, especially for small parties, is that of travelling afoot in the roads of a settled country, carrying a blanket, tent, food, and cooking-utensils; cooking your meals, and doing all the work yourselves.  If you do not care to travel fast, to go far, or to spend much money, this is a fine way.  But let me caution you first of all about overloading, for this is the most natural thing to do.  It is the tendency of human nature to accumulate, and you will continually pick up things on your route that you will wish to take along; and it will require your best judgment to start with the least amount of luggage, and to keep from adding to it.