NIGHTS IN THE OPEN
Sere ice gather, here vie meet In pow-wow friendly and discreet. To talk of earth, and sea, and sky. and watch the world of men go by.
HOW many of you can claim to liave spent a night in the open, with only the star-strewn sky as a roof? Now that the mild breath of summer is in the air and camping days are drawing near, this is an experiment well worth trying. Even a tent'fly shuts out the nearness of nature, the whispering of leaf to leaf, the popping of gorse and broom pods, the flutter of wind in the tree tops, and the thousand and one sounds that rise up from the living, breathing earth. One night in camp, when the air is comfortably warm, swing a hammock between the trunks of two conveniently-placed trees. Fold a rug or blanket to ensure under warmth and have plenty of upper blankets. Set a cushion in place for y.our head .and climb in. Before you fall asleep you will find yourself one with pother Earth. The stars and planets will become pendulums that swing with the rocking of your bed. You will hear creek music that you have never noticed before, and the twittering of nesting birds will have a new meaning for you. Excellent hammocks can be made from clean new sacks, sewn stoutly together. Have you ever made one? REDFEATHER.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 529, 5 December 1928, Page 8
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236NIGHTS IN THE OPEN Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 529, 5 December 1928, Page 8
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