Book Description:
TO SCOUTS Scouts in America have a high honor to maintain, for the American scout has always been the best in the world. He is noted as being keen, quick, cautious, and brave. He teaches himself, and he is willing to be taught by others. He is known and respected. Even in the recent war in South Africa between Great Britain and the Boers, it was Major Frederick Russell Burnham, an American, once a boy in Iowa, who was the English Chief of Scouts. Major Burnham is said to be the greatest modern scout. The information in this book is based upon thoroughly American scoutcraft as practiced by Indians, trappers, and soldiers of the old time West, and by mountaineers, plainsmen, and woodsmen of to day. As the true hearted scout should readily acknowledge favor and help, so I will say that for the diagram of the squaw hitch and of the diamond hitch I am indebted to an article by Mr. Stewart Edward White in Outing of 1907, and one by Mr. I. J. Bush in Recreation of 1911; for the 'medicine song' and several of the star legends, to that Blackfeet epic, 'The Old North Trail,' by Walter McClintock; for medical and surgical hints, to Dr. Charles Moody's 'Backwoods Surgery and Medicine' and to the American Red Cross 'First Aid' text book; for some of the lore, to personal experiences; and for much of it, to various old army, hunting, and explorer scout books, long out of print, written when good scouting meant not only daily food, travel, and shelter, but daily life itself. E. L. S. BOOK KIT I THE LONG TRAIL 1 II THE NIGHT ATTACK 11 III THE BIG TROUT 21 IV THE BEAVER MAN 31 V TWO RECRUITS 39 VI A DISASTROUS DOZE 54 VII HELD BY THE ENEMY 69 VIII A NEW USE FOR A CAMERA 85 IX JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL 98 X THE RED FOX PATROL 111 XI THE MAN AT THE DUG OUT 121 XII FOILING THE FIRE 133 XIII ORDERS FROM THE PRESIDENT 146 XIV THE CAPTURE OF THE BEAVER MAN 161 XV GENERAL ASHLEY DROPS OUT 179 XVI A BURRO IN BED 185 XVII VAN SANT'S LAST CARTRIDGE 199 XVIII FITZ THE BAD HAND'S GOOD THROW 216 XIX MAJOR HENRY SAYS 'OUCH' 230 XX A FORTY MILE RIDE 244 XXI THE LAST DASH 258 Scout Notes 1. On Old Time Scouts 277 2. On Taking a Message to Garcia 278 3. On Socks and Feet 279 4. On the Tarpaulin Bed Sheet 279 5. On the Diamond Hitch 279 6. On the Indian Bow and Arrow 282 7. On the Lariat or Rope 282 8. On Neatness and the War bag 283 9. On Tea 283 10. On the Medicine Kit 283 11. On the Straight foot Walk 284 12. On Sign Language 284 13. On Sign for Bird Flying 286 14. On Making the Tarp Bed 286 15. On the Reflector Oven and a Shovel 287 16. On a Whistle Code 287 17. On Brushing Teeth and Hair 287 18. On Snagging Fish 287 19. On Drying Boots 288 20. On Records and Maps 288
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