General Scouting Outdoors 215 



passing experience into a final tragedy. Only keep cool 

 and all will be well. 



If there is snow on the ground, you can follow your back 

 track. 



If you see no landmark, look for the smoke of the fire. 

 Shout from time to time, and wait; for though you have 

 been away for hours it is quite possible you are within 

 earshot of your friends. If you happen to have a gun, fire 

 it off twice in quick succession on your high lookout then 

 wait and listen. Do this several times and wait plenty 

 long enough, perhaps an hour. If this brings no help, 

 send up a distress signal — that is, make two smoke fires 

 by smothering two bright fires with green leaves and rotten 

 wood, and keep them at least fifty feet apart, or the wind 

 will confuse them. Two shots or two smokes are usually 

 understood to mean "I am in trouble." Those in camp on 

 seeing this should send up one smoke, which means "Camp 

 is here." 



In a word, "keep cool, make yourself comfortable, leave 

 a record of your travels, and help your friends to find you." 



INDIAN TWEEZERS 



Oftentimes, a camper may need a pair of tweezers or 

 forceps to pull out a thorn or catch some fine end. If he 

 happens to be without the real thing, he can supply the 

 place with those of Indian style — these are simply a 

 small pair of clam-shells, with edges clean and hinge un- 

 broken. 



The old-time Indians had occasionally a straggly 

 beard. They had no razor, but they managed to do 

 without one. As a part of their toilet for special oc- 

 casion they pulled out each hair by means of the clam- 

 shell nippers. 



