The Plate on page 170 shows the tent much used by the French army during the campaign in the Crimea. In fine weather it is far more commodious than the English Regulation Bell Tent, but it is not so comfortable in wet weather, and is considerably heavier, weighing 160 lbs. It makes a very nice tent for a pic-nic, or for a lawn. 1 The Plate on page 171 shows a very convenient little tent for shooting on the moors, but it will not stand heavy weather. It holds two persons very comfortably. The two Plates, pages 173 and 174, show B. Edgington's Military Tent, which is superior every respect to that now in use B. Edgington's Improved Military Tent. in in the British army. It is 14 feet 6 inches square, with porches at each end projecting 6 feet, and sustained by light 6-feet poles, protecting the entrance from rain. The figure is a pyramid,. and the angles are strengthened from the head of the tent by an inch rope, to which the canvas is bolted, and which, being secured by strong iron pegs to the ground, constitutes the principal support of the tent. "The ventilation" is at the top, the aperture being secured against the entrance of rain. The centre pole is divided into three parts—the small poles into two, and the whole (including poles, pegs, and every requisite) is packed in two |