Do You Ever Forget?

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 242, 3 January 1928, Page 6

Do You Ever Forget?

TIPS FOR THE CAMPER. When you are enjoying the delights of our delightful countryside this boln day season do your best to leave thg resorts as good as you found them. Do not become a bush vandal, hack* ing down trees, and rooting up ferns, Preserve the bush in every way. Motorists, and particularly their women pas* sengers. have a reputation for despoil* ing the* bush at Glentui, Ashley Gorgs and Kaituna. You are not the only person who will picnic on the spot you have chosen, so when you leave all kinds of rubbish there, it makes the next picnicking party so nice and happy! If ~ you throw lighted matches of :igarettes into the bush there is a very good chance of your starting a fire. If you make a list of the things re* quired for a picnic, there is much less chance of leaving the corkscrew or the butter, or some other important thing behind.

If you select a site that is very green, there is a very good chance of it being damp. And that in any case it is always a good idea to sit on a rug. for shady places often remain a little damp. If you have a picnic basket to bring your lunch in, you also have the means of taking awav yoor remains, and a rubbish tin at Eome to place them in.

If you leave your car in a position that obscures the vision of the passing traffic you are making motoring more dangerous for your fellow motorists. To camp under the shady tree near someone’s front gate and to set your gramophone going and play a nice rowdy game of cricket may be great fun for you. but mighty trying for owners of the house who are trying to get a little rest from the racket and bustle of the city. A little courtesy and consideration from you to a fellow motorist is often much more appreciated than you might think, and often sets a snowball of reciprocity rolling along the highway.