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Show THE ROAD TO KNOWLEDGE ' How do yau pack a blanket roll that's Dt tor a forest tramp? How do you build a crackling flr when all of the wood la damp? How do you stretch a sheltar tent and how do you make- your camp? ; How Ao you cook your bacon and spuds , so none of the stuff will burn? How do you know the things to take and . . the things you inunt leave behind? How do you make a bed of boughs that's comfortably designed? How do you know the trail to take, and ! . the way that you should return? "i.Qo to the Evouu, go to the Suoutss go '' to the Boouts and Learn I - r Where are the etreams that teem with ' ' - fish, and how do you JUvel there? -Which ia the trail to the ptney woods whone fragrance Is on the air? I low caa you keep to a faint biased trail aa your only thoroughfare? . What la the secret of your craft and where did you get your key? How do you pilot a slim canoe through . rapids that aeeth and teas? How do you pick the safest ford when there Is a stream to cross? How can you always And yourself wherever wher-ever you chance to be? Follow the Scouts, follow the Scouts, follow the Booms asf Beet ! : r- " ! ,v ; :;; ,.' what did you do to gvt so brow a, so husky and strong and straight? Where did you learn that easy walk, that ! breezy and swinging gait? . Ami where did you set that fearUas . . glanoe that challenges Chaace oi , Fate? And why do you grin and blush a bit, yet hold your head so high? ; : Why do you spring so readily to answer a call for aid? And why do you tackle each Job you And as if you had learned the trade? And why do yoa view this big round world with a confident, cheerful eye? I am a Scout and a First-Class Scout, and that la the reason why) Barton Braley in Boys' Life. |