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CHAPTER
V
"
Give
me
a
lodge
in
some
vast
wilder-
ness.
"
Life
in
camp,
from
the
Atlantic
to
the
Pacific,
In
the
mountains
and
by
the
sea
or
Inland
lakes
and
rivers,
has
a
peculiar
charm,
not
the
least
of
which
Is
found
In
the
camp
cookery.
Epicures
whose
palates are
tired
of
entrees
and
game
In
city
restaurants,
who
fret
and
fume
If
their
planked
steak
Is
not
to
their
liking,
or
If
the
after-dinner
coffee
has
not
the
de-
sired
soupqon
of
chicory,
will
eat
like
lumbermen
when
fed
upon
camp
ra-
tions,
with
never
a
word
save
of
praise
for
the
camp
cook.
Possibly
It's
a
matter
of
environment
;
for
Mother
Nature
has
a
way
of
soothing
tired
nerves
and
of
tickling
jaded
palates
to
such
an
extent
that
the
hum-
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