CHAPTER IV 



HOW TO KNOW YOUR COUNTRY 



In the last chapter notes have been given as to 

 what to do in the country, and we may follow up 

 that section by offering a few suggestions as to 

 how to set to work so as to know your country. 



From a geological, historical, and many other 

 points of view England is a really wonderful land, 

 and although we all of us learned at school whole 

 strings of dates about Kings and Queens and 

 eminent men and women, or of remarkable 

 episodes and events that have taken place in the 

 past, there is a dry-as-dust element about these 

 which is apt to result in much of the information 

 being forgotten. 



When you visit a certain neighbourhood, I 

 should like you to make a point of finding out the 

 general formation of the district, its historical and 

 geographical associations, and any other details 

 likely to be of interest. 



Suppose, for example, you strike a stream or a 

 pond. If it be the first named, do not rest content 

 until you have ascertained its source, for the 

 mighty river is only formed by degrees and does 



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