Contented 



VIII. General Scouting Outdoors 



Rubbing-stick Fire 194 



Hiking in the Snow 194 



Weather Wisdom 199 



Outdoor Proverbs 201 



The Stars 202 



The Pleiades as a Test of Eyesight . . . 208 



The Twin Stars 211 



The Planets 211 



The Moon 213 



Making a Dam 213 



When Lost in the Woods 214 



Indian Tweezers 215 



A Home-made Compass 216 



An Indian Clock, Shadow Clock or Sundial . 216 



Lights 217 



Hunter's Lamp . , 217 



Woodman's Lantern 217 



Camp Loom and Grass Mats 219 



Navaho Loom 220 



Camp Rake 222 



Camp Broom 223 



Building a Boat 224 



A Dugout Canoe 225 



Camp Horn 226 



Sleep Outdoors 226 



The Gee-string Camp 227 



IX. SlGNAlING AND INDIAN SiGNS 



Sign Language 228 



Picture-writing 239 



Blazes and Indian Signs 245 



Blazes 245 



Stone Signs 247 



Grass and Twig Signs 247 



Smoke Signals 248 



Signal by Shots 249 



Special Signs 249 



Weather Signals 251 



Signals on the Railway 252 



The Code 253 



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