VALUE OF LITTLE THINGS 53 



Moth or Butterfly, and indiscriminate collecting 

 should be unknown, and the real Scout should make 

 it one of the golden rules of his life to note the 

 appearance of animals and plants, the contour of 

 the country, the condition of the weather, and 

 other phenomena. 



Why, I wonder what boy has ever thought for 

 one brief moment what we owe to dust ? Our very 

 existence depends very largely upon it, and the 

 beautiful effects of sunrise and sunset are caused 

 by the presence of tiny particles of dust in the air. 



To the boy who reads these lines I would say, 

 young man, yours is a sacred heritage; you have 

 the power within you to be of service to your 

 country and mankind. You have the opportunity 

 of letting those around you see how easy it is to do 

 right and how difficult it is to do wrong, and 

 although you may perhaps consider that in your 

 own individual case it does not matter, come good, 

 come ill, you must remember that it is the little 

 things that count. The small Beechnut grows 

 into the huge Forest tree; the tiny egg of the 

 Silkworm Moth at last evolves into a wonderful 

 chrysalis, and a cocoon is spun which is encased 

 with valuable silk that is largely used as an article 

 of commerce; and the baby brook gathers strength 

 as it pursues its course, and at length becomes a 

 mighty river ere it reaches the open sea. 



It is a good plan to take notice of common 



