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of my sympathy with the movement, and desire to 

 help in making the outdoor Ufe of the scout more 

 interesting, useful, and enjoyable, that the features 

 set out on the contents page have been introduced. 



I wish to express also my great indebtedness to 

 Mr. Rudyard KipHng — ^who has been for years the 

 poet of patriotism — for his courtesy in giving me 

 permission to use certain verses from "A Patrol 

 Song " which are peculiarly well adapted for inclusion 

 in this volume. 



Possessed of this book and a home-made stereoscope, 

 which Mr. Sedgwick has explained the making of, any 

 boy will be able to enjoy looking at the stereo-photo- 

 graphs here reproduced, and to those who cannot see 

 Nature in her own wild fastness this is the next best 

 way of observing her wondrous pictures and winning 

 ways. And for those fortunate boys who live among 

 rural surroundings greater luck is in store, for by 

 means of the home-made camera described in this 

 and our former books they can secure original pictures 

 and so rival our own photographer ! 



W. PERCIVAL WESTELL. 



Letchworth Garden City, 

 Hertfordshire, Autumn 1909, 



