Games for the Camp 



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If one drops his spear, and recovers it without going off, 

 it is all right. 



The battle is usually for 5, 7, or 11 rounds. 



I do not know of any good thrusts having been invented, 

 but several good parries are well known. One is to use 

 your spear-handle as a single stick. The best players 

 parry much by wriggling the body. Often, when over- 

 balanced, one can regain by spinning completely around. 



So much for the game. It is immensely popular at night 

 by the blazing campfire, and is especially used in initiations. 



STILL-HUNTING THE BUCK, OR THE DEER-HUNT 



The deer is a dummy, best made with a wire frame, on 

 which soft hay is wrapped till it is of proper size and shape, 

 then all is covered with open burlap. A few touches of 

 white and black make it very realistic. 



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If time does not admit of a well-finished deer, one can 

 be made of a sack stuffed with hay, decorated at one 

 end with a smaller sack for head and neck, and set on 

 four thin sticks. 



