so THE BOY SCOUT 



and plants, taking note of the formation of the 

 country they frequent, and behaving themselves 

 generally in a manner that cannot fail to arouse 

 admiration. 



They carry out, so far as I am able to judge, the 

 rules and regulations of the organisation to which 

 they belong, and endeavour to be what they 

 desire to appear, namely, good citizens. 



There are, however, other Scouts known to me 

 whose mode of carrying out their work would, I 

 feel sure, not meet with the approval of the General 

 who formed this remarkably successful organisa- 

 tion, and perhaps the less I write in regard to them 

 the better. They do not appear to carry out any 

 method worthy of the name, but career about the 

 countryside in a haphazard manner and are a 

 nuisance to all who come in contact with them. 



Armed with their staffs they set off in a frenzied 

 gallop across country, frightening every animal 

 within sound of their lusty voices and noisy move- 

 ments, and trampling underfoot the nests of 

 ground-building birds, plants, and other treasures 

 of the countryside. Now as I understand General 

 Baden-Powell's wishes regarding the Boy Scout, 

 he should be an intelligent, observant, and law- 

 abiding citizen. He should exhibit courage, 

 obedience, a sense of duty, a love for animals and 

 plants, respect for his superiors, a knowledge of 

 his country, of tracking, and of scouting; , 



