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By W/ILLIAM H. DEVINE, M. D,,"
Director of Medical Ingpection, Bos
ton Public Schools, in Scouting.
HY should you like to be
healthy and strong? For
+ selfish motives? For the
pleasure it gives you?
Is that all? No, You want to be
well and strong so that you can help
others, your family and neighbors.
You want to feel that you can re
spond in an emergency to a call for
help. Did you ever consider the hap
pPiness that comes to a strong man
when he can use his strength to aid
his weaker brother?
When an accident occurs, perhaps
some one is drowning, a fire thrdat
_ening the occupants of a building, a
railroad disaster, conscious of his
-power, the strong man comes to the
relief,
When & community is in the grip
of an epidemic, the doctor and nurse
ecan not render efficient aid unless
they have the physical strength to
sustain them in the hardship of car
ing for the afflicted.
The soldier is unable to render ef
ficient service at his country’s call
unless he has the strength to sus
tain him in his arduous -work. Pa
triotism and courage are not' suffi
clent for our nation’s progress, unless
backed by the strength of its citi
zens.
The statesman, doctor, soldier, in.
fact all citizens, must maintain their
health if they would serve their coun
try loyally and protect their flag in
time of need.
In the late war many yoéung men
were unfitted ‘o bear arms because
they had not attained health and
strength by observing the laws of
‘hygiene. How can health be secured?
Conserving the strength by pure liv
ing, proper exercise, breathing pure
air, life in the open, abstinence from
_tobacco and injurious stimulants. |
.~ Do not use tobacco in any form.
At least, resdlve not to use it until
youn are 21. If you keep this resolu
tion, that riper judgment which
sghould be yours when you attain your
majority will show the folly of this
injurious practice, |
Keep the mind busy with healthful
recreation and study. Keep the body
clean and pure, take proper exercise,
nourishing food, manly sports and life
in the open. ;
Troop 32 to Resume -
Drills at Meeting
To Be Held Shortly
At our last meeting we had very
good attendance, Jim Lewis, who had
just returned from a vacation spent
on Paula's Island, North Carolina,
n&? us an interesting talk.
e planned at this meeting to start
drilling at our next meeting, which
we had dlscontinued during the hot
weather. All summer we have been
holding our meetings in the open alr,
Mr. Landers, our scoutmaster, having
fixed up a large eclectric light for
,that purpose. During the summer
the troop went on a week's camp
near Clarksville, Ga.,, on a farm be
longing to Wash Landers.
We went up July 4. On arriving
we pitched the tent belonging to the
troop, a large Red Cross tent, 14x16.
Dog tents were used by some of the
boys. We had a fine time swimming,
fishing and hiking.
We hiked to Mt Airy, and also
c¢limbed Mount Griffin. While we
were at Mt. Alry we saw and old
woman who was 119 years old, She
told us many interesting things.
We certainly enjoyed our camp, and
hope to go again next year.
DUDLEY COOK.
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Scouts in Troop 6
Adopt Novel Means
To Insure Camp Money
Our troop didn't get to go on a hike
this summer, but we are going on a
blg one next summer, if nothing hap
, pens, We expect to stay about A
month and make up for this summer’s
camp.
: Well now something about our
froop meeting: We have something
X ne? now. In order that we may
have enough money L 0 go on & camp
‘ {ng trip next summer we decided to
! charge all boys who do not bring their
Scout ropes, signal flags and Scout
Kknives to meeting, 30 cents, This is
also a way to get the boys to bring
their equipment to the meetings, This
goes Into effect the first of next
* month. We had.a new boy to Jjoin
g'ur troop last week, Gilbert MeDuf+
e,
All of the bhoys are gotting back
now from their summer vacations, as
it I 8 getting near time to go to school,
* A expect to start off better the
first of September.
Seribe and Treasurer
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Are Chosen by Scout
Members of Troop 34
Fridpy night Troop 34 held an out
door mesting at the old fair grounds,
Scoutmaster McMaster was abgent.
Assistant Scoutmaster Sams took
charge of the meeting. Two new
ofticers were elected, A 8 follows:
Charles BStarling, treasurer, and
Francis Newman, scribe,
After the business of the troop was
transacted several instructive Scotit
:l‘m' were played, and the troop was
ven setting up exercises by Assist
ant Seoutmaster Sams.
Several of the boys of Troop 34
are out of town for the summer,
among them are Theodore Hrdman,
who is in Colorado. Bdward Young
{8 also out of the city,
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“How can.we get in?” That was
the question whieh confronted us at
the last meeting, when we found our
cabin locked. We tried every win
dow and door in the place, and final
ly sent two scouts to get the key at
a-home a mile away. In the mean
time Assistant Scoutmaster Hamil
ton gave ys a quick military drill.
We had a fine meeting, there be
ing twenty-one present. The main
thing on the program was the final
arrangements for our camp. Every
boy who goes is, to contribute $2.50
for this fund, and several paid it at
the time; the others will give the
amount to Assistant Scoutmaster
Tilford sometime during the week.
We found that a large number of
the boys could not leave for camp
until Saturday afternoon, as they are
working; therefore we will have two
parties—one leaving early in the
morning and the other in the after
noon.
| We told Scout Lindsay Gudger of
' Asheville, N. C., who has been with
us for & month, good-bye as he is goJ
ing back to his home. We sure did
|mjoy having him with us.
‘We have Invited Assistant Scout
master Boyd Taylor to go on the
camp with us, and he thinks he can
go. We sure hope 80, and we are
going to show him a good time if it
is in our power. .
Several scouts from Troop 19 went
to the “Camp Dixie Minstrels” Tues
day night at the Atlanta Theater and
|we sure did enjoy it. We met !our‘
scouts who have been twny camping
and who had many delightful stories
to tell us. They are Guy Holcombe,
Francis Plumb, both from Camp
. Dixie, and also Bartow and Clem‘
Ford, who have been camping near
Gainesville.
I Clyde Tidwell, Willlam England and
' Lewis Buckley took their Tenderfoot
i examinations at Assistant Scoutmas
lter Tilford’s home Monday night.
Several weeks ago whe we were‘
| checking up on those who were going
lon an overnight hike, Assistant
. Scoutmaster Tilford asked a new boy
it he could go with us. “No, sir,” re
! plied the boy, “I can g 0 on all of the
| overnight camps, but not on the over
night hikes.” “Well, my boy, there
is no Aifference at all between thue‘
two things. We are simply going to
Ispend the night in the open. “1
| éhn g 0 then, sir, but I thought that
you hiked all night on an overnight
hike, and I was afrald I would lag
behind.”
FRANK McCORMACK.
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' Troop 23 Decides
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; For Rest of Summer
It was declided that Troop 23 would
! meet in the op?n during the remainder
|of the summer. At our last meeting
| nearly every member was present.
| After having the pledge to the flag
and the Scout oath, Scoutmaster
Kaufmann gave us our new registra
| tlon cards.
| When business came ur before the
meeting we proposed having a water- ‘
melon cutting. Our Scout master
ivery generously offered to furnish lll‘
| the money gnreed, but we were able to
raise ¢-nou£l go that he only had to
pay his “share.”
Our senior patrol leader, David Hs
kin, has left our troop and has gone
to Portsmouth, Va. We hate to give
David up, for we count him as one of
{our best Scouts.
| We were glad to have Reuben
| Cleine back with us.
We planned an overnight hike and
we are all living in hopes it will be
posgible for us to take same, as this
will be A new experience for the boys
of “23” as only about one as the
|troop has been on an overnight hike
i before,
! 5 JACK MORRIS
} TROOP 33 TO CAMP,
| The members of Troop 23 are plan
{ning a, camping trip next Friday, We
'hnd a new first class scout with us
at our last meeting.
We are planning to have a new as
sistant scoutmaster in the near future,
i BEN BAILEY.
DUES IN TROOP 8
Troop 3 begins dues on September
6. Most of our members are back,
s 0 we are going to continue dues,
At our last meeting we elected
Robert Dillon assistant treasurer and
Paul Weleh to assist In getting up
news each week, :
EDWIN NIX.
HEARST'S SUNDAY AMEKICAN — A Newspaper for Pecple Who Think — SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1919.
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Assistant Scoutmaster MeConnell
had charge of our meeting last Fri
day. Mr. Gerrideau of Troop 7, Jack
sonville, Fla:, visited our troop meet.
ing last week and taught us first aid,
George Tatum threatens to break
the world record getting his second
class test card filled. He has been
a Tenderfoot only one week, but al
ready has favored the hardest tests
for second class. Each boy told what
he would have for a meal if he was
required to use nothing but utensils
to be found in the woods. The most
complete meal was cornbread, cooked
on slabs (preferably hardwood),
propped near the fire; fish and pota
toes baked in clay; meat broiled.
Scoutmaster Strother and Scouts
Edwin MecCutcheon, Dan Wier, Wil
lilam Coley and Amos Alsobrook met
at troop headquarters at 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. We caught the
Bast Hunter car and transferred to
the Camp Gordon car at the postof
fice; we got off at Oglethorpe Uni
versity and hiked about a mile and
a half to Silver Lake. Scoutmaster
Strother, Dan and Bawin went swim
ming. Abeout a dozen soldiers asked
us whether we knew “the semaphore,”
and of course we told them “Yes" (so
we did not practice any while they
were near).
After the swim we hiked back to
ward the car line, so should it rain
we could get to the car. Of course
it rained—as it always does when we
are on a hike. We built a hut, but
by the time we finished it the rain
had stopped, so we will never know
whether it was waterproof or not
Edwin McCutcheon and Amos Also
brook were given the honor of build
ing the fire, which was m{t such an
easy job in the rain. We built a
pyramid of small twigs and on one
side whittled lots of shavings; after
severa! fruitless attempts to strike a
match on stones, Mr, Strother showed
us ho wtostri ke it on the “west”
side of our breeches. After supper
Mr, Strother read us Troop 13's (De
troit) “Rules for Hikes,"” from Scout
ing, and “Boy Scouts in the Wilder
negs,” from Boy's Life,
About 7:30 we caught the car and
eame home.
AMOS ALSOBROOK.
SAVE SCHOOLBOOKS.
The Boy Scouts in Demarest, N. J,
with their busy hatchets kept the
Methodist Church supplied with kin
dling wood, and then, when the
gchoolhouse took fire, Instead of let.
ting the books that had hard lessons
burn up, they faithfully rushed in and
saved them.—Scouting, |
PREVENT FOREST FIRE. ‘
Prompt action of the San Franciseo
Boy Scouts, in camp near Point
Reyes, prevented a serious forest fire.
More than three acres of timber land
were burned over, and the scouts ex
perienced much diffienlty in extln-i
guishing the flames,—Bcouting. |
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HONOR ROOSEVELT. \
The Boy Scouts In SBouth San Fran-'
elsecg have planted a large date palm
.u.:%. civic center in honor of Theo!
dore Roosevelt.-—Scouting.
BOYHOOD TALES OF ATLANTANS,
WHO HAVE ACHIEVED
No. 5. i
LUTHER Z. ROSSER.
By SCOUT FRANK McCORMACK.
Luther Z, Rosser was born on a
farm in Gordon County, Georgia, De
cember 31, 1859. He was a little over
one year old when the Civil War
broke out, and of course his father
and many kindred left for the front.
Just after the war ended Mr. Ros
ger entered the public school near his
home. He worked hard during his
school years, knowing that he was
fortunate in having the chance. Dur
ing his spare time he helped on the
farm where he lived, thereby taking
a willing part in the reconstruction
of (Gecrgia.
He liked declamations and debate,
and this gave him the idea of being
a lawyer. In the year 1873 he en
tered Emory College, at Oxford, Ga.
During his course he was out of col
lege for one year, teaching school,
on account of his failing health.
He graduated in 1878, and then
taught school for one and a half
years in Mitchell County, Georgia,
He did this so he would have enough
money to start practicing law., And
then eame the turning point of his
life—on May 20, 1880, at the age of
20, he was admitted to the bar at
LaGrange, Ga. For four years he
practiced law In Camphbell County,
and then, in February, 1884, he moved
to a larger field in Atlanta, and here
he i 8 today, one of the most promi
nent lawyers in the whole States
Mr. Rosser has lived in Atlanta for
thlrty-fflro years, and during that
time not once has he run for publie
office, but he Has always been prom
fnent in public affairs. He is now
a member of the firm of Rosser, Sla
}on. Phillips & Hopkins. His son
"uther Z. Rosser Jr., has followed in
his father's footsteps and is also a
member of that firm.
Mr. Rosser now resides at 209 Gor
don street,
This 1s what he thinks of seouting:
“I think that the splendid work
done by the Boy Scouts in the war
fully justifies the organization, and
the fact that the spirit and training
tend to develop all that is best in
the boys of Atlanta and the whole
nation. This movement tends to
make them better men physically,
Troop 6 Is Planning
To Go on Long Hike;
Three New Boys Join
At our troop meeting last week we
voted In Elmer Caveney and Johnson
Collins. We also had three new bhoys
come in as probation Seouts. They
are Renney MeDuffie, Hugh Ham:
brick and Jullan Mayfleld.
We were delighted to have back
with us Richard Hubbard, CGarnett
Hadonpuugh and our great big fellow,
Charles Hansen, We are fixing to do
great things in our troop, so look out
when we do get started,
We are going on our long hike this
month, and all of the new boys will
get a chance to go with us and learn
something about scouting, which will
help them to pass their examinations
All the boys who do not go will cer
tainly miss something, and when they
hear ud tell about the great time we
have they will wish a hundred times
they had gone. LUKE TRIMBLE,
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lead all good people everywhere to
give the organization aid and en
couragement.”
SOME GOOD TURN,
f Hammond, Ind, scouts collected
“puncture possibilities” for three
weeks, clearing the streets and alloys
of no less than 161,704 nalls, bity of
metal and wire. The plle welghed
1.770 pounds.
The scouts feel, according to Exec
utive Lawrence Harris, that ilf they
have prevented but one puncture to
a serious case or to fire apparatus
answering a call their work is amply
rewarded.—Secouting,
ELLIJAY SCOUTS ORGANIZED,
ELLIJAY, Ga., Aug. 30.—~Ellijay has
organized -a band of Boy Scouts under
the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Lamar,
which is arousing a great deal of en
thusiasm among the boys.
Extract from the Dritish army sig
nal manual: *
“The pack shall be carried by a
mule ,qr an Intelligent noncommia
sloned officer.” '
Who wants tg¢ become a patrol
ludnr?-»flcoman
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Kill Rattlesnake, Hold Snipe
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Hunt, Build Springboard and
Swing, and Enjoy Boating.
Troop 13 went on a week’s camp to
Sweetwater Creek, and we sure did
have a fine time,
General Lewis furnished us with
three wall tents, one fly, a fine stove.
cooking utensils, cots, blankets and a
sergeant. We think he is one of the
best Scouts in Atlanta, for he is
largely responsible for the success of.
our camp.
I have been on a few camps, but
this was the best I ever was on.
There was a man named Mr. Bullard
who let us camK on his grounds, We
went on a hill that was an ideal place
for camping. Mr, Bullard visited our
camp and told us we could use his
boat, and we had good weather. It
only rained three times, and nope of
these showers lasted longer than two
hours. 5
The boys did not fuss when if came
their time for carrying water, be
cause it would do no good. The sec
ond day in camp we made a spring
board and a swing. The ‘beat was
used all the time.
One day while we were all coming
up to prepare supper, Edward Lin
dorme was barefooted. All of a sud
den he gave a jump and said he saw
a snake. A few of the boys picked
up rocks, but Newell Jones espied
him first, and he threw a rock that
cut the snake's head off. We went
over to examine it, and deeided it
was a rattler. We espied five rattles,
and one of the boys poked it and we
heard it rattle, then we knew it was
a rattlesnake. |
Thomas Branch had a birthday
while we were in camp, and we all
planned to play a trick on him, All
of us gathered on the bank across the
stren.f and called him over, When
he got across we, all began pasting
him with mud. .
We went seining one day in Beaver
Run Creek. We caught one fish "that
got away through a hole in the net,
and also caught three large crawfish,
While we were sitting around the
campfire one night one boy asked us
how a =nipe hunt would strike us. We
all said it would be fine, but Rob
ert Lofton 4id not know what it was,
0 we told him how good the birds
would be. Finally he listened to the
talk about as long as he could, then
he jumped up and said, “Why not go
and quit talking about it?” We all
acted like we wanted to hold the bag,
but we decided that since Robert Lof
ton had never been on a snipe hunt,
we would lete him hold the bag, as he
did not know how to run the snipes,
and we told him we would give him
the credit for catching them.
Our scoutmaster, A. . Whitten,
knew a good ditch a little way from
camp, s 0 we left Robert there and
told him not to move because a little
noise would scare the snipes, He
stayed down there for about a half
hour, then two boys went down after
him. When he got back to camp Mr.
Whitten asked him how many snipes
he had eaught, and sald not any, that
we did not run any up the ditch, The
boys pretended they were mad and
told Robert he conld not have any
thing for breakfast. Then the ser
geant gave him the “horse” laugh,
and told him he was the goat. "4
We went down to the factory
shoals one day, and many of the boys
said they never had such a good time
before. We went through the old
factory that Sherman destroyed dar
ing the Civil War, It is a pretty brick
structure with vines climbing all over
{t. Mr., Whitten took many good pic
tures, as there was such a beautiful
landseape. The boys went atross the
etream on rocks, and all of us fell in.
Then we joined hands so should one
boy fall in the rest could pull him
out. |
I'erguson's Mill wns an interesting
place. One of the boys got permis
sion to go into the mill when they
were grinding meal. They generate
electricity for Austell,
When we went on the eamp Edward
Lindorme could not swim a yard, but
before we came back he could swim
about thirty yards,
One of the boys let the boat loose
and Jack Branch tried to jump into
it, hut it was a bad guess, and he
went down into the water,
Newman Schartls, Ralph Lovell
and Bill Noyes were the biggest eat
ers in the camp, Bl got about elght
pleces of fried chicken one day, and
gtill 14 not have enough, but he
didn't want to eat the neck and wing,
#0 he quit, JACK BRANCH,
FIGHT MOSQUITO.
The Boy Bcouts of New Orleans are
to wage war on the masquito, Hvery
pool, swamp, marsh or leaky drain
age system in the New Orleans dis
trict which might pro%e A breeding
place for mosquitoes {s to be searched
oul by troops of Scouts who will re
port the location to the board of
health, Scouts will also assist in
upreading propaganda to educate the
peopla In mosquito warfars.—Scout-
16 BOY SCOUTS
WITROUT TENTS
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Members of 8 New York Troops
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* Sleep Beside Carnp Fires on
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Trip to Sabbath Day Point,
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.~The I'ifth
Division of Manhattan Council, Boy
Scouts of America, have just finished
a fourteen-day hike, covering the dis
tance from New York to Sabbath Day
Point, lLake George, where they
camped for one week.
, The party consisted of sixteen
Scouts, representing eight troops, and
were under the supervision of lield
Executive Walter ¥, Abriel.
The stuay of trees and plants was'
to be une of the rfeaitures ot we hike.
'Heruen M. Meiwzger, a grauuate
iuL Cornell and sCOUußaster vl ‘Lrvop
VLO, wccompanied Lhe parly as in
sUuclolr wng examiner in trees, ne
having taken a course in foresiry
walie at college.
The boys buvarded a Hudson Navi
gation pbvat at lZvth Street pier, ex
periencing a delighiful moonugnt sail
*dp Lie rrueson w Alvany. When taps
Wwus Sounded the boys rolled up in
their blankets and slept on deck, refus
g sWiedioom accommodations, as
ey welre out to rougn it
Arriving atAbany,caey immediate
11y maue wewr way Lo Lie vpen coun
| Lry in oruer to cook thoeir urst meal,
lgomg by the ‘way of Londenviie,
luarough Conoes, across the Moyawk
River, ‘l'hey reached Wateriord,
wiere, througn the kinuness ol Mr. H.
(. Milier, who gave them the freedom
06 ‘hus lawn anu grounds, they maue
| waell ‘rse camp,
’ on entering Cohoes one of the
wheuls of tne truck wagon' broke,
| wua 1p order to secure one o lepave
!n. they were compelied to buy a vaby
| caliage (ial loriunately had iout
I good strong wheels.
|~ while camping on Mr, Miller's
estate the boys were treated to a cun
cert in hius mansion, and of course tie
| musician scout, Norman Joy of Troop
i‘.;.'x. assisted with vioun selections.
Leaving Waterford they louowed
’um river road torough Mechanicville
o Suliwater, where they put up for
luw night, they arrived there about
'y p.in., anc wmn less than 15 minutes
‘lhc wanole town, it would seem, was
| around the boys walching them pre
| pare their meal They must have
| tnought the poys were connected with,
tae barnum & Bailey Circus.
MAKE HIT WITH GIRLS.
Nevertheless the boys made a hit
with the town girls, for the next
morning they were out to help the
!scuu!n do mess work, atter which they
sang several popuiar selections and
‘;cm the fellows on ®heir way bub
pling with joy.
In order to avoid an inland lake of
]smoen miles they went by boat to
sabbath Day Point where they were
royally received by Mrs. Kearney, pro
prietress of the hotel and owner of
the grounds surrounding this partic
ular point. She generously permitted
the boys to use a private beach and
grounds to camp on, and the place
| was so inviting that the thought of
going on to Fort Ticonderoga was
abandoned, but several hikes in the
mountaing and nearby summer re
sorts were substituted. While going
up on the night boat the boys made
the acquaintance of a Mr. Penfield,
who for the past seven years has con-~
ducted a camp for boys on an island
south of Sabbath Day Point. He in
vited the Scouts to visit his camp and
take a hike up Black Mountain. Of
course the invitation was accepted,
and a party was made up to make the
visit which lasted a day and a night
and a good time realized.
The hike to Jab's Pond at the
summit of Sunrise Mountain and 1765
feet above sea level as well as the
hige to “Inspiration Rock,” just gouth
of Sunrise Mountain and 9,000 feet
above level, was ideal In every re
spect, the trails were rough and
steep, which gave the boys some real
mountain climbing experience.
Ten Waycrss Scouts
In Tennessee Camp
Prof. W. L. Sprouse, Scout execu
tive of Waycross, and ten leading
Seouts of that section are attending
a big Boy Scout camp at Elkmont,
Tenn, this week. They passed
through Atlanta en route, These
husky Seouts from the coastal plains
are enjoying the bracing mountain
alr, hikes, fishing, exploring and hav.
ing a real treat in scyut!ng right in
the heart of the Great Sprokies. The
camp !s conducted under the aus
pices of the Knox County Couneil,
The Scouts accompanying Mr.
Sprouse were Thomas Lamar, George
Fesperman, Paul Hill, Charles Little,
Maurice Sweat, Frank Middlebrooks,
Sammie James, Paul Jones, Francis
MeDaniel and Marvin Spicer,
Before their departure they weroe
addressed by Scout Commander Dr.
George N. Mac Donnell and reviewed
by V. L. Stanton, president of the
Wayédross Boy Secout Counell, who
pronounced them in fine trim for the
trip.
BUILD BOARD WALK, i
So all the boys and girls going to
H’lzh Schoo! at Pinson, Tenn,, might
benefit, the Boy Scouts built a board
walk 600 feet long te the school--
Outing. g
Wh—at Does ‘Be Prepared’ Mean.’l
_*“Be Prepared” is the motto of the
Boy Scouts of America. Just'to see
if they had the idea, several Scouts
who visgited Scout headquarters the
otner day were asked, “What do you
think ‘Be Prapared’ means?”
Seput Hurbert Green of Troop 4
says: 'Be prepared for any emer
gency that comes up—a call for help,
a cnll for service, or anything that
a Scout lhoulkdo.‘_' |
Scout Sam Ramsey of Troor 8
mays: “One way to be prepared Is to
always pave a knife and pencil with
you, You will need them."
Scout Garnett Bedenbaugh of ’raoosk
6 says: "A SBcout -hom&:o t;uwn ]
to do the right thing at right time,
and do it willingly " A
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HOW TO TELL
|
- ARE POISONOUS
Common Daffodil, Foxglove, Ato
nite and Roman Hyacinth Dan
‘ gerous—The Antidotes,
I It is rather alarming to realize that
{ a number of the wild flowers of which
we are all so fond contain deadly poi
sons, says an artiele in “On Nature's
Trail,” in the September issue of the
Boy Scout magazine, Boy's Life,
The daffodil is an instance in point.
Its long, narrow leaves contain a pow
erful irritant poison, and children
should, be wa:ned most strongly
against chewing them.
The common foxglove containg a
poison which has the most extraer
dinary effect upon the heart, whose
action may be reduced to only seven
#een beats to the minute, Of any one
\lhus poisened, the pupils of the eyes
’m-o widely dilated, and his only
chance of lifs is to lie absolutely
ls(ill until the doctor comes. .
; Every one knows the wild arum or
cuckoo plant, with- its big heart
[sh.‘l})t‘d, glossy leaves. A raost dan
gerous plant it is, too. If you chew
a leaf, your tongue swells enormous
ly; so much so that you will be almost
unable to swalow. Meted butter is
the best remedy for poisoning by this
plant.
The most dangerous of all common
hedgerow plants is the aconite or
monk’s hood, which has palm shaped
leaves. A very small dose causes &
lstranm- tingling all over the body,
and partial blindness, A little more
laml death is certain.
These are al plants which are more
or less attractive to. the eye, “There
are others which seem to ‘advertise
themselves as dangerous. /The hem
k lock, for instance. If youpinch a leaf
it gives out a nasty mousy odor.
)an need hardly state that it is very
poisonous, being-a powerful narcotic.
i’rhe sufferer sinks into a drowsy
state, which, if remedies are net at
hand, ends in death. v
’ All the nightshades have a sginister
appearanée and should be avoided al
together. There are also many com
mon &hrubs of which the leaves, if
eaten, produece unpleasant results,
- Among these are the common privet,
the elder, holly and laburnum,
Plane-tree leaves will cause in some
' people gn illness resembling a bad at
tack n’ hay fever, and this . not
through chewing, but merely handling
them. The eyes become red and
swollen, while nose and throat are
sore and inflamed. : 4
Quite a number of plants are
sessed of short hairs on their lm
or leaves, which will eause a rash to
break out u;;m sengitive skins. One
such is the Primula obconica, which
is one of the commonest pot plants in
| greenhouse or on window sill,
Bulbs of the Roman hyacinth ar
)cnverod with a sort of light sca
which comes off on the hands @il
‘ sets up an unpleasant irritation which
sometinres spreads upon the arms.
Many who wurk in conservatories
or glags houses often find that hya
cinths cause severe eye trouble. The
idea is that the pollen is the irritating
~cause,
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Boxing Bouts Staged
By Active Scouts
At Troop 2 Gym
Theres was no business meeting m
our troop last Friday. Everybody
gathered in the meeting hall and
‘marched down to our gymnasium..
Tillman Deal arranged two bouts for
‘the night, the first one between “Ruf
fian™ Small vs. “Bullet” Deal In
this mixup some hard blows were ex
changed, but “Bullet’s” punches were
the hardest and “Ruffian’s” seconds
threw up the sponge. »
The next one was a smaller one
between “Kid” Cotton vs. “Young”
Haynes, The shads of this fight was
given to the “Kid” after he had
knocked “Young” Haynes down in
each round. After these bouts we
played “capture the flag,” “follow the
leader” and lots of other games wnich
we all enjoyed,
Next Friday the main bill is to be
one six-round bout between *“Bullet”
Deal vs. “Happv” Deal. These two
brothers are going to battle for the
troop welterweight. This is to be &
big fight, for these two boys are to
settle the lifelong argument, “I ecan
whip you,” “You can’t.” There is also
to be a five-round scrimmage between
“K. 0.” Doster and “Lena" Quarres,
TILI.MAN DBAL.
Scouts in Troop 11
- Have Enjoyable Camp
At Chestatee, Georgia
. On August 16 wo left Atlanta for
Chestatee, where we are camping this
summer, We reached Chestatee and
gelected our eamping site on the two
mile lake and went to bed. We sat
around camp most of the day SBun
day, but on Monday morning we be
gan fixing our camp and it took most
of the morning to get it straight. Is
the afternoon we went to the falls of
the Chestates River and went in
swimming. Tuecsday we fished and
want to see the mines nearby, but we
could not go through them, so Wwo
weoent back on Wednesday and had a
delightful time going through them.
ROBERT HANES.
- .
- “Scout Robert Loftin of Troep 3!
says: "It means to be ready to do
your duty.”
Scout John Anthony of Troop 14
says: "It means to be prepared for
anything at any time.” A
Scout Carl Bippold of Troop 3 says:
“Be prepared to help other ’m
at all times and to lelp in any
of emergency, whether you think you
can or not” :
Scout Tom Branch of :
says: “Be prepared means to be
at all times to do the things pre
scribed in the Scout laws.” ’
Scout Albert Bayile of 2
says: “Be prepared means W pre
pared in mind and ‘body‘? p oth.
ers any time, and to 1t
thing." 7
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