Campcraft
- Whea the Sr--ss is dry at ai?t
? for ra/u be/ore the aVe'hen the grass is dry at morn? ]/ght Look for rain before the night." "When the dew /s on the grass Rs/n will never come to pa?. =
A heavy morning f?g generally indicates a clear ?hy.
West wind brings clear, bright, and cool we?/?ee. North wind brings cold. Direction of the Wind The way to find which way the wind is blowing is to throw up l/ttle b/rs of dry grass, or to hold up a handful o/ l/ght dust and let it fall, or to suck your thumb, wet frail around and let the w/nd blow over it, and the cold s/de of it ? then tell you which way the w/nd is blowing. ' W?ather Flags The United States Weather Bureau publishes a "Classifica- tion of Clouds" in colors, Which may be had for the asking. If you are near one of the weather signal stations, daily bulle- tins will be sent to camp upon request; also the weather map. A set of flag signals run up each day will create interest. The flags are easily made or may be purchased. Keep a daily record of temperature. A boy in charge of the "weather bureau" will find it to be full of interest as well as offering an opportunity to render the camp a real service. He will make a weather vane, post a daily bulletin, keep a record of temperature, measure velocity 9 f wind, and rainfall. How to (let Your Bearings If you have lost your bearings, and it is a cloudy da y, put the point of your knife blade on your thumb ndl, and turn the blade around until the full shadow of the blade is on the nail. This will tell you where the sun is, and decide in which direction the camp is. Face the sun in the morning, spread out y?r?i/g/?
