SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
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2 cups sugar = 1 lb. 
5 cups coffee = 1 lb. 
1 lb. coffee = 40 cups of liquid coffee 
1 7/z cups rice =r 1 lb. 
2 2/3 cups oatmeal = 1 lb. 
2 2/3 cups cornmeal — 1 lb. 
1 cup of liquid to 3 cups of flour = a dough 
1 cup of liquid to 2 cups of flour = a thick batter 
1 cup of liquid to 1 cup of flour = a thin batter 
1 teaspoonful soda to 1 pint sour milk 
1 teaspoonful soda to one cup of molasses 
1 teaspoonful cream of tartar plus teaspoonful 
soda = 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder 
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2. THE CHILD NURSE 
There always are and always will be children to be 
taken care of. There is no way in which a girl can 
help her country better than by fitting herself to under- 
take the care of children. A Girl Scout thinks for her- 
self, and, knowing the Health Laws, she knows the im- 
portant things to consider in caring for children: 
1. The care necessary for the child’s bones. 
2. When it should exercise its muscles. 
3. Its rest. 
4. The air, sun and food and water which it needs. 
5. How to keep it clean. 
Bones — Great care must be taken in handling a baby. 
Its bones are soft and easily injured, and for this reason 
a baby should not be handled more than necessary. When 
very young its entire spine should be supported, and no 
undue pressure made upon the chest, as often happens 
if the baby is grasped under the arms. In lifting a young 
