CONTENTS 



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Preface v 



Table of the Seventeen Sections: 



I. Principles of Scouting 



Nine Important Principles 3 



Recreation 4 



Camp-life 4 



Self-government, with Adult Guidance . 4 



The Magic of the Campfire .... 4 



Woodcraft Pursuits 5 



Honors by Standards 6 



Personal Decoration for Personal Achieve- 

 ments 6 



A Heroic Ideal 6 



Picturesqueness in Everything .... 7 



The Ideal 7 



II. The Spartans of the West 



The Indian Way 9 



The Indian's Creed 11 



The Dark Side 13 



The Bright Side 18 



Reverence 20 



Cleanliness 24 



Chastity 27 



Bravery 28 



Thrift and Providence 29 



Cheerfulness or the Merry Indian . . 31 



Obedience 32 



Kindness 34 



Hospitality 36 



Treatment of Their Women .... 37 



Coxurtesy and Polite Behavior ... 41 



Honesty 43 



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