302 The Book of Woodcraft 



The target should be a burlap sack stuffed tight with 

 straw and ranged as for archery. Make it big, 6 feet 

 square, if possible, and always begin so close to it that you 

 at least hit the sack nearly every time. Afterward you 

 can work off to the correct range of 30 feet. 



WATER-BOILING CONTEST 



Given a hatchet and knife, i match, a 2-quart pail, 7 

 inches or less in diameter, one quart of water and a block 

 of soft wood about 2 feet long and 5 or 6 inches through. 



Any one should have the water boiling in 10 minutes. 

 The record is said to be 7.59 



First cut plenty of wood. Spend three minutes on it. 

 Support your pail on four pegs driven in the ground. If 

 water is handy dip the pegs in it before placing. 



The water must be jumping and bubbling all over the 

 surface or it is not boiling. 



If the first match goes out, contestants are usually al- 

 lowed a second, but are penalized by having 2 minutes 

 added to their time. 



MEDLEY SCOUTING 



The following competition in Medley Scouting took 

 place at one of my camps. A prize was offered for the 

 highest points in the following: 



At the word, "Go." 



Bring a leaf of sugar-maple; and tell how it differs from 

 other maples. 



Tell a short story. 



Bring a leaf of poison ivy (wrapped in a thick paper, to 

 avoid touching it), and describe the poison, and mode of 

 counteracting it. 



