I4 8 Boy Scouts Hot-Stone Wrinkle If the night bids fair to be cold, place a number of stones about six or eight inches in diameter near the fire, so that they will- get hot. These can then be placed at the feet, back, etc., as needed, and will be found good "bed warmers." When a stone loses its heat, it is replaced near the fire and a hot one taken. If too hot, wrap the stone in a shirt or sweater or wait/or it to cool off. Boys desire adventure. .This desire may be gratified by the establishment of night watchers in relays of two boys each, every two hours.. Thdr imaginations will be stirred by the resistless attract/on o/the camp-fire and the sound of the crea- tures that creep at night. , Ob?ervat. ion Practice Many boys have excellent eyes, but see not, and good ears but hear not, all because they have not been trahed to observe or to hear quickly. A good method of teachln E observat/on while on a hike or tramp is to have each boy jot down 'in a areall note-book or diary of the trip, the different kinds of trees, birds, ?nimals, tracks, nature of roads, fences, peculhr rock formation, smells of plants, etc., and thus be able to tell wimt he saw or heard to the boys upon his return to the permanent camp or to his home. C.?mera Snap Shots One of the party should take a small folding camera. Photo- graphs of the trip ire always of great pleasure and memory- rewvers. A practical and convenient method of can3r/ng small folding cameras represents .an ordinary belt to which a strap with a buckle has been attached, which is run through the loops at the back of the camera case. The camera may be' pushed around the belt to the point where it will be least in the way. Hamp Lamp A very convenient lamp to use on a hike is the Baldwin Camp
Lamp made by John Simmons Co., x 3 Franklin Street, New
York City. It weighs only five ounces when full; is charged with carbide and is but 43 inches high. It projects a strong light x5o/eet through the woods. A stiff wind will not blow it out. It can be worn comfortably in your hat or belt. Handy Articles A boy of ingenuity can make a number of ?.?nt things. A good drinking cup may be made fro?fi?t?dl?ece'"?o?k cut in
