I70 The Book of Woodcraft 



August, the Red Moon 

 Outdoors: 



Camping, canoeing, or hiking. 

 Water sports. 



Medley scouting in camp, each in turn being 

 called on to dance, sing, tell a story, produce 

 the leaf of a given tree, imitate some animal, 

 or do the four-medley race namely, row a 

 hundred yards, swim a hundred, walk a 

 hundred and run a hundred, for honors. 

 Indoors : 



Make a war club, each, for use in dancing. 

 Make a hunter's lamp. 

 Make a camp broom. 



September, the Hunting Moon 

 Outdoors: 



Camping, over-night hikes, etc. 

 Now the water is low, make dams and docks at 

 swimming place for next year. 

 Indoors: 



Make a collection of spore prints, and portraits 



of fungus. 

 When raining: Practise tribal calls, story telling, 

 and games like Rattler and Feather-blow. 

 Make a Peace Pipe of wood. 



October, the Leaf-falling Moon 

 Outdoors : 



Make a collection of leaves and study trees. 



Make a collection of nuts. 



Gather wood for bows and arrows. 

 Indoors : 



Arrange, mount, and name specimens. 



Learn knots. First aid. 



