Harold Taylor Chase: August 1883: Things to be taken on a Camping Expedition

For a camping trip it is necessary to have (in addition to cooking materials, when they are needed) ---

A large pillow;  2 (or more) heavy blankets;

Books and pamphlets, with daily papers and weekly Tribune, for reading;

Knickerbockers and thick Stockings;

Slouch hat;

soap, towels, basin, and wash-rag;

Thick shoes, grease, and Slippers;

Winter and summer Underwear - Flannel shirts;  Neckties;  Dressing-case;

Knife and fork, and Tin Cup and spoon;

(A few linen shirts, collars and cuffs):

Autograph album;

Belt, long pants, etc;

Lead pencils;

Overcoat;

Hand-mirror; or a larger, if possible.

W.W. Writing tablet; Eraser; Hatchet and axe;

Coffee pot;  penknife;

Matches; rough gloves;

Pack of cards;

Coffee and condensed milk;

Court plaster;

Pond’s Extract,  Jamaica Ginger, Wm. Tuck’s Anti-Costives and medicine for the opposite effect;

fishing tackle;

boxing gloves;

Indian Clubs;

Rubber coat and hat;

Clothes-brush;

Diary;  Tennis;

Woolen Night Shirt;

Kerosene, and lamp and lantern;

Quill Tooth-picks;

Cigarettes, water-pills;

Nails; Mosquito-netting for front of tent;

Strong Aqua Ammonia for Mosquitos;  base-balls and foot-balls;

Sewing materials;

Hammocks; and a pair of tongs.

(order and arrangement of items,  punctuation and capital letters are all original)