WAYS AND MEANS 



the pancreas. Shaved maple-sugar is the 

 natural garnishing, and furnishes addi- 

 tional calories. 



Arrived at the camping-ground, a party 

 of motley composition will sort itself into 

 those who know what to do and do it forth- 

 with, those who are willing but don't know 

 how, and those neither able nor willing. 

 (The fourth possible class has no existence 

 in fact.) The first need no word; there is 

 nothing but admiration for the way in 

 which they size up the needs of the case, 

 find an answer to questions with their own 

 eyes, turn their hands to the most helpful 

 job. With a little instruction, the second 

 class can be used in this way or that; they 

 have promise of rising in the scale, as in- 

 telligence shall digest experience. Of the 

 third, least said soonest mended. Let 

 them go and swim or play quietly some- 

 where out of the way, — not forgetting how- 

 ever that they too possess human attributes 

 and are capable of purposive action if a 

 dullish spark could but be blown into 

 flame. Quench not the flax by any unkind 

 word, should it smoke ever so meagrely. 



The moment that tents are pitched, the fire 

 going, wood provided, beds made of bal- 

 sam or spruce, supper on the way, is the 

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