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32 THROUGH NORWAY WITII A KNAPSACK.
coolness in the highest degree; it is strong, and keeps
its shape firmly, and is altogether the best I have seen.*
It is a great mistake to make a knapsack of pliable
material, such as waterproof cloth; such a knapsack becomes
a mere unmanageable dangling bag upon the back.
As regards the contents of the knapsack, the great
art is to reduce them to the minimum. I have met
many a pedestrian in various parts of Europe, and
have generally entered into conversation on this point,
and I found that almost every Englishman carried too
much: I never met one who carried too little. The
common illusion at the outset is, that three or four
shirts are necessary. This is altogether a mistake;
one on and one off only are required: both should be
flannel, of large measurement, and of the best and
softest quality obtainable; such as are made for rowing
and cricketing. But how about a night-shirt ? the
reader will exclaim. The shirt off is the answer. But,
it, may be objected, they will both be dirty. Nothing
of the kind! With proper management, you may have
a clean shirt every day. It must be managed thus:—
Suppose the hour to be 10 a.m. You have walked
some distance, are getting hot, and disposed for a halt.
You make for the river, lake, or the first brook or
mountain torrent that crosses your path ; and such are
always to be found in the sort of country that
pedestrians travel. Call the shirt on, A, and the shirt off, B.
* Should any trunk-maker or other tradesman undertake to
manufacture such knapsacks for sale, I will gladly aid him in constructing
his first model.
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