other end piece in reach of the hand, so that the cover
may be removed and articles obtained from the box
without taking it from under the deck. If used as a
seat the cover may be hinged on one side and two
hooks fastened at the ends on the other, and for the
back rest two pieces of three-quarter inch pine are
screwed to the sides, running aft horizontally six
or eight inches from the aftermost end of the box, holes
being bored in them an inch apart " athwartship " and
cut opposite each other,
through which a quarter-
inch brass rod is passed for
the back rest to play on.
As the lower end- of the
back rest strikes the end of
the box near the floor when
in use, it may be " slanted "
as inclination demands by changing the brass rod
from one set of holes to another.
To carry the provisions in the box so that they will
not mix or spill, several water-tight tins should be
used. The Consolidated Fruit Jar Company, 49
Warren Street, New York, makes tin screw-tops for
jars and canisters that are perfectly water-tight. Send
for several of these tops, of assorted sizes, and have a
tinsmith make the tin cans of the dimensions you
desire, so that they will nest in the box closely. The
same company will also furnish you with a pint or
quart earthen jar with water-tight screw-top, in which
butter may be _kept sweet for a long time in hot
weather, and which may be enveloped in a net and
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lowered to the bottom of the river or lake without fear
of its leaking.
In the tin cans may be carried coffee, tea (or cocoa),
sugar, flour (or meal), rice and alcohol. (A special
screw-top is made for fluid cans.) Pepper and salt
are in small spice boxes with two covers,^ the one
underneath being perforated. Eggs are safest carried
in the tins with the flour, coffee and rice ; bread and
bacon (or salt pork) are wrapped in macintosh and
put near the top of the chest ; the vinegar goes in a
whisky flask (mark it to avoid mistakes), and canned
goods, condensed milk, baking powder, etc., in their
own cans. The alcohol stove and utensils necessary
to cook a meal should go in the box, such as coffee-
pot, cup, fork, knife, spoon, frying pan and plates^
The coffee pot should be of small size, with handle
and lip riveted. If soldered, they are likely to. melt
off. Cups or plates should be of tin or granite ware.
The fork and knife have their sheaths of leather
inside the box cover. The plates should nest in the
frying pan, which should have no handle, and is
fastened inside the chest cover by two buttons, so
that it may be readily released. Next the knife and
fork have a sheath for a pair of small blacksmith's
pliers. This instrument serves as a handle to the
frying pan and a lifter for everything on the fire, and
can always be kept cool. A three-quart tin or granite
ware pail is necessary for stews, and two smaller ones
may be nested in it, of two-quart and three-pint
capacity, respectively. Put the can of condensed
milk in the smallest pail. It will be out of the way,
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
other end piece in reach of the hand, so that the cover may be removed and articles obtained from the box without taking it from under the deck. If used as a seat the cover may be hinged on one side and two hooks fastened at the ends on the other, and for the back rest two pieces of three-quarter inch pine are screwed to the sides, running aft horizontally six or eight inches from the aftermost end of the box, holes being bored in them an inch apart " athwartship " and cut opposite each other, through which a quarterinch brass rod is passed for the back rest to play on. As the lower end- of the back rest strikes the end of the box near the floor when in use, it may be " slanted "
as inclination demands by changing the brass rod from one set of holes to another.
To carry the provisions in the box so that they will not mix or spill, several water-tight tins should be used. The Consolidated Fruit Jar Company, 49 Warren Street, New York, makes tin screw-tops for jars and canisters that are perfectly water-tight. Send for several of these tops, of assorted sizes, and have a tinsmith make the tin cans of the dimensions you desire, so that they will nest in the box closely. The same company will also furnish you with a pint or quart earthen jar with water-tight screw-top, in which butter may be kept sweet for a long time in hot weather, and which may be enveloped in a net and
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lowered to the bottom of the river or lake without fear of its leaking.
In the tin cans may be carried coffee, tea (or cocoa), sugar, flour (or meal), rice and alcohol. (A special screw-top is made for fluid cans.) Pepper and salt are in small spice boxes with two covers,^ the one underneath being perforated. Eggs are safest carried in the tins with the flour, coffee and rice ; bread and bacon (or salt pork) are wrapped in macintosh and put near the top of the chest ; the vinegar goes in a whisky flask (mark it to avoid mistakes), and canned goods, condensed milk, baking powder, etc., in their own cans. The alcohol stove and utensils necessary to cook a meal should go in the box, such as coffeepot, cup, fork, knife, spoon, frying pan and plates^ The coffee pot should be of small size, with handle and lip riveted. If soldered, they are likely to. melt off. Cups or plates should be of tin or granite ware. The fork and knife have their sheaths of leather inside the box cover. The plates should nest in the frying pan, which should have no handle, and is fastened inside the chest cover by two buttons, so that it may be readily released. Next the knife and fork have a sheath for a pair of small blacksmith's pliers. This instrument serves as a handle to the frying pan and a lifter for everything on the fire, and can always be kept cool. A three-quart tin or granite ware pail is necessary for stews, and two smaller ones may be nested in it, of two-quart and three-pint capacity, respectively. Put the can of condensed milk in the smallest pail. It will be out of the way,
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