Contents 



Wild-wood Remedies or Simples — Continued 



Wound Wash, (see Antiseptic) . . . 318 



Indian Bath or Sweat Lodge . . . . 318 



Latrine 319 



The Keen Eyes of the Indian . . . .319 



Near-sightedness 319 



The Remedy 319 



Dry Socks 320 



Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life . .320 



Don't Turn out Your Toes Much . . . 321 



Tobacco 321 



Sex Matters 323 



Starvation Foods in the Northern Woods . 324 



Rabbits 325 



Mice 327 



Ants 327 



Insect Borers 327 



Rawhide and Leather 327 



Bark and Buds 328 



Toadstools 328 



Lichens 329 



Iceland Moss 329 



Reindeer Moss 330 



Rock Tripe 331 



Drinks: Labrador Tea 333 



XIII. Natural History 



Our Common Birds, or Forty Birds that 



Every Boy Should Know 334 



How to Stuff a Bird 352 



Making a Skin 353 



Mounting the Bird 359 



Owl-stuffing Plate 363 



Stuffing an Animal 363 



Preserving Small Mammal Skins . . .365 



Directions for Measurement .... 365 



Directions for the Preparation of Skins . 367 



Trapping Animals 369 



The Secrets of the Trail 369 



Trailing 37° 



Hard to Photograph Tracks 370 



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