But this is always a messy proceeding, and
unhealthy, as upturned earth is very liable to give fever.
In addition to the articles of camp equipment which are mentioned in
_Scouting for Boys_ as being easily made by the Scout himself,
there are several others which can be made during the long winter
evenings, and these will be of great use to you when you go into camp
in the summer, or they can be sold to other fellows wanting such
things,
The following is taken, from Mr. H. Kephart's _Book of Camping:_
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HORN DRINKING CUPS.
"Get a cow's horn from a friendly butcher, a little over a foot long.
Measure with a stick how far up it is hollow. Then, saw off the tip
just below where it becomes solid, except a strip of the solid part,
which should be left attached to the hollow part, about an inch wide
and five inches long, quarter of an inch thick; this strip will form
the handle of the cup."
[Illustration: A HORN DRINKING CUP]
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THE AXE.
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