CAMP-FIRE GIRLS 



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CAMPHOR 



COUNCIL OF THE CAMP-FIRE GIRLS 

 The Guardian of the Fire elevates the Wood-Gatherer to the rank of Fire-Maker. 



She must also prepare herself for certain 

 definite things, namely: 



To help prepare and serve, together with the 

 other candidates, at least two meals for meetings 

 of the Camp-Fire. 



To mend a pair of stockings, a knitted under- 

 garment and hem an article having a hem at least 

 one yard in length. 



To keep a written, classified account of all 

 money received and spent for at least one month. 



To tie a square knot five times in succession 

 correctly and without hesitation. 



To sleep with open window or out-of-doors for 

 at least one month. 



To take an average of at least half an hour 

 daily outdoor exercise for not less than a month. 



To refrain from soda water, chewing gum and 

 candy between meals for at least one month. 



To name the chief causes of infant mortality in 

 summer. Tell how and to what extent it has been 

 reduced in one American community. 



To know what to do in the following emergen- 

 cies : clothing on fire ; person in deep water who 

 cannot swim ; open cut ; frosted foot ; fainting. 



To know the principles of elementary bandag- 

 ing and how to use surgeon's plaster. 



To know what a girl of her age needs to know 

 about herself. 



To commit to memory any good poem or song 

 not less than twenty-five lines in length. Know 

 the words of America. 



To know the career of some woman who has 

 done much for her country or state. 



For a Fire-Maker to become a Torch-Bearer 

 is comparatively easy, and depends on the 

 winning of certain "honors." The head of each 

 Camp-Fire organization is the Guardian of 

 the Fire, who must send to the national head- 

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quarters in New York City for a license before 

 she is permitted to serve. The Camp-Fire 

 circle was organized in 1911 by Luther H. 

 Gulick and his wife, and has spread rapidly. 



A local Camp-Fire may be formed at any 

 time by a group of girls who have agreed to 

 comply with the rules of the organization and 

 have sent in their names and that of the older 

 woman whom they wish as guardian to the 

 national headquarters. This local Camp-Fire 

 chooses for itself a special name, and holds 

 weekly meetings, at which the guardian must 

 be present. The national organization requires 

 no fee, but a local Camp-Fire may decide to 

 pay regular dues, which are then expended as 

 the chapter desires. Very interesting cere- 

 monials are suggested for the weekly meetings 

 and for the more formal Council-Fire which 

 takes place once a month, and information as 

 to these may be obtained from the national 

 office. J.H.B. 



CAMPHOR, kam'fer, a whitish, semi-trans- 

 parent gum, with a sharp aromatic taste and 

 characteristic odor, obtained from the wood and 

 bark of a group of trees belonging to the laurel 

 family. The camphor of commerce comes from 

 a tree extensively cultivated in Japan and on 

 the island of Formosa, and is extracted from 

 the chipped wood by steam distillation. The 

 gum is drained and pressed to free it of volatile 

 oil, and the remaining mass is then purified. 

 Spirits of camphor, the most common liquid 



