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On Smoking (circa 1911)
2007-11-02 13:11:00 There is one question that every growing boy will have to look squarely in the face and to decide for himself. It is the question of smoking. There is absolutely no question but that smoking is injurious for any one, and in the case of boys who are not yet fully grown positively dangerous. Ask any cigarette smoker you know and he will tell you not to smoke. If you ask him why he does not take his own advice he will possibly explain how the habit has fastened its grip on him, just as the slimy tentacles of some devil fish will wind themselves about a victim struggling in the water, until he is no longer able to escape. A boy may begin to smoke in a spirit of fun or possibly because he thinks it is manly, but more often it is because the "other fellers" are trying it too.My teacher once gave our school an object lesson in habits which is worth repeating. He called one of the boys to the platform and wound a tiny piece of thread around the boy's wrists. He then told him to break it, w... More About: Smoking , Circa
Camping Ovens
2007-10-29 13:01:00 There are several kinds of ovens used for baking bread and roasting meat in outdoor life. The simplest way is to prop a frying pan up in front of the fire. This is not the best way but you will have to do it if you are travelling light. A reflector, when made of sheet iron or aluminum is the best camp oven. Tin is not so satisfactory because it will not reflect the heat equally. Both the top and bottom of the reflector oven are on a slope and midway between is a steel baking pan held in place by grooves. This oven can be moved about at will to regulate the amount of heat and furthermore it can be used in front of a blazing fire without waiting for a bed of coals. Such a rig can easily be made by any tinsmith. A very convenient folding reflector oven can be bought in aluminum for three or four dollars. When not used for baking, it makes an excellent dishpan. The standard camp oven that has been used by generations of pioneers and campers is the Dutch oven. It is simply an iron pot... More About: Camping
HOW I KILLED A BEAR
2007-10-28 15:17:00 So many conflicting accounts have appeared about my casual encounterwith an Adirondack bear last summer that in justice to the public, tomyself, and to the bear, it is necessary to make a plain statement ofthe facts. Besides, it is so seldom I have occasion to kill a bear,that the celebration of the exploit may be excused.The encounter was unpremeditated on both sides. I was not huntingfor a bear, and I have no reason to suppose that a bear was lookingfor me. The fact is, that we were both out blackberrying, and met bychance, the usual way. There is among the Adirondack visitors alwaysa great deal of conversation about bears,--a general expression ofthe wish to see one in the woods, and much speculation as to how aperson would act if he or she chanced to meet one. But bears arescarce and timid, and appear only to a favored few.It was a warm day in August, just the sort of day when an adventureof any kind seemed impossible. But it occurred to the housekeepersat our cottage--there wer... More About: Killed , Bear
How To Skate Sail
2007-10-27 14:49:00 One of the most exciting of winter sports is skate sailing. The same principles that are applied to sailing a boat are brought into play in sailing with skates. While considerable skill is necessary to handle a skate sail well, any one who is a good skater will soon acquire it. The direction that you go is determined by the angle at which the sail is held. When you wish to turn around or stop you simply shift its position until you run dead into the wind. A skate sail should be light and strong. A limit of five pounds' weight is all that is necessary. The sail is a very simple device. There are a great many kinds but one of the simplest is made from a T-shaped frame of bamboo with a V-shaped piece of canvas or balloon silk sewed or wired to the frame. The best skate sails are made with a jointed frame like a fishing rod so that they may be taken apart and easily carried. While an expert can handle a sail eight or ten feet wide and twelve feet high it is better for the beginner to ... More About: Skate , Sail
Of Fishing
2007-10-26 14:16:00 First then, What we pursue is Fish, distinguish'd according to their sundry kinds by these following Names. The Barbel, Bream, Bleak, Bulhead, or Millers-thumb; Chevin, Char, Chub, Carp; Dace; Dare; Ele; Flounder; Grayling, Gudgeon, Guiniad; Loach; Minnow; Pope or Pike, Pearch; Rud, Roach; Sticklebag or Bansticle, Salmon, Shad, Suant; Tench, Torcoth, Trout, Thwait, and Umber. All these Alphabetically thus named are the different sorts of Fish, in taking which the Angler commonly exercises his Art. We come next, Where to find them. 1. To know the Haunts and Resorts of Fish, in which they are to be usually found, is the most Material thing the Angler ought to be instructed in, lest he vainly prepare how to take them, and preposterously seek where to find that he prepar'd for. To prevent which you are first to understand, That as the season of the Year is, so Fish change their places: In Summer, some keep near the top, others the bottom of the Waters. In Winter, all Fish in g... More About: Fishing
Of Fishing
2007-10-26 14:16:00 First then, What we pursue is Fish, distinguish'd according to their sundry kinds by these following Names. The Barbel, Bream, Bleak, Bulhead, or Millers-thumb; Chevin, Char, Chub, Carp; Dace; Dare; Ele; Flounder; Grayling, Gudgeon, Guiniad; Loach; Minnow; Pope or Pike, Pearch; Rud, Roach; Sticklebag or Bansticle, Salmon, Shad, Suant; Tench, Torcoth, Trout, Thwait, and Umber. All these Alphabetically thus named are the different sorts of Fish, in taking which the Angler commonly exercises his Art. We come next, Where to find them. 1. To know the Haunts and Resorts of Fish, in which they are to be usually found, is the most Material thing the Angler ought to be instructed in, lest he vainly prepare how to take them, and preposterously seek where to find that he prepar'd for. To prevent which you are first to understand, That as the season of the Year is, so Fish change their places: In Summer, some keep near the top, others the bottom of the Waters. In Winter, all Fish in g... More About: Fishing
How to make a paper drinking cup
2007-10-25 14:57:00 Children at school and people on trains should have their own private cups, for serious diseases may be caught from the mouths of other people. You can get a metal pocket folding cup for ten or fifteen cents, or paper ones for a few cents a 70dozen. If you don’t have your own cup, I hope you will get one and carry it. Here is a pattern for a paper cup that you can easily make for yourselves. Try it and see. When you have once learned how, you can make it very quickly and have a fresh cup every time you want one; but of course you should be sure first that the paper itself is clean.From "The Child's Day" by Woods Hutchinson, A.M., M.D. 1912 More About: Drinking , Paper , Make
Catch Big Fish With Minnows
2007-10-25 13:17:00 For big fish, the best bait is minnows. In trolling with them it will make but little difference whether dead or alive, but for still fishing the minnows must not only be alive, but, to attract the fish, lively as well. The regulation minnow bucket consists of one pail fitted inside of another, the inner one being made of wire mesh to permit the free circulation of the water. This enables us to change the water frequently without handling the fish. When we reach a place where fresh water is obtainable, we simply remove the inner pail, pour out the stale water from the other pail, and fill it as quickly as possible. To keep bait alive in warm weather we must change the water frequently. Another method where fresh water is not available, as on a long drive, is to aerate it by pouring from one pail to another. It is an excellent plan to place a piece of ice on top of the minnow pail. With this arrangement, it will not be necessary to give them fresh water for a long time. The simple... More About: Fish , Catch
It ain't easy to open a coconut...
2007-10-24 22:37:00 But it can be done and without tools! More About: Open , Coconut , Easy
Small, easy to carry survival tool
2007-10-24 22:18:00 Survival tool the size of three credit cards -- features a sharp cutting edge, bottle and can openner, saw and a lot more. Get one for less than $6 here. More About: Tool , Small , Easy , Survival , Carry
On Mosquitoes
2007-10-24 15:14:00 Mosquitoes have probably spoiled more camping trips that any other one thing. The best tents have mosquito net or cheese cloth fronts which may be held close to the ground by a stick on the bottom. Perhaps the easiest way to secure protection is for each boy to take along a few yards of cotton mosquito netting and by means of curved sticks build a canopy over his bed. A smoky fire called a "smudge" will sometimes keep the pests away from the neighbourhood of the tent or if we build it in the tent will drive them out, but the remedy is almost as bad as the disease. As a rule they will only be troublesome at night and the net over our bed will enable us to sleep in peace. The most common "dope" used in the woods to keep off mosquitoes is called oil of citronella. It has a very pungent odour that the mosquitoes do not like and the chances are that you will not like it either. At the same time it may be a good plan to take a small bottle along. You may safely count on finding mosquit... More About: Mosquitoes
Recipe: Garlic Butter Fried Grasshoppers
2007-10-23 15:40:00 Ingredients:1/4 cup butter6 cloves garlic1 cup cleaned insectsDirections:Melt butter in fry pan. Reduce heat. Saute garlic in butter for 5 minutes. Add insects. Continue sauteing for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. More About: Recipe , Garlic , Fried , Butter , Shopper
Need for Stress
2007-10-23 15:21:00 Before we can understand our psychological reactions in a survivalsetting, it is helpful to first know a little bit about stress.Stress is not a disease that you cure and eliminate. Instead, it is acondition we all experience. Stress can be described as our reactionto pressure. It is the name given to the experience we have as we physically,mentally, emotionally, and spiritually respond to life’s tensions.We need stress because it has many positive benefits. Stress providesus with challenges; it gives us chances to learn about our values andstrengths. Stress can show our ability to handle pressure without breaking;it tests our adaptability and flexibility; it can stimulate us to do ourbest. Because we usually do not consider unimportant events stressful,stress can also be an excellent indicator of the significance we attach toan event—in other words, it highlights what is important to us.We need to have some stress in our lives, but too much of anythingcan be bad. The goal is to...
PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL
2007-10-23 15:19:00 It takes much more than the knowledge and skills to buildshelters, get food, make fires, and travel without the aid ofstandard navigational devices to live successfully through asurvival situation. Some people with little or no survivaltraining have managed to survive life-threatening circumstances.Some people with survival training have not usedtheir skills and died. A key ingredient in any survival situationis the mental attitude of the individual(s) involved.Having survival skills is important; having the will to surviveis essential. Without a desk to survive, acquired skillsserve little purpose and invaluable knowledge goes to waste.There is a psychology to survival. The soldier in a survivalenvironment faces many stresses that ultimately impacton his mind. These stresses can produce thoughts andemotions that, if poorly understood, can transform a confident,well-trained soldier into an indecisive, ineffective individualwith questionable ability to survive. Thus, everysoldier mus... More About: Psychology , Survival , Holo , Viva
How to Build a Dug Out Canoe
2007-10-22 14:33:00 It's general appearance is well indicated by the accompanying illustration. With the proper tools, one of these canoes is easily made. A sharp axe, an adze, a shaving knife, a round edged adze, and a small auger, are principally necessary; and a cross-cut saw, broad-axe, sledge, and large sized chisel, will also be found useful.In any case the log should not be much less than two feet in diameter, perfectly sound, and free from knots. If this precaution is observed, the result will be all the more satisfactory, and the canoe can be cut so thin, as to render it a light burden; being easily carried on the shoulders.A pine log is generally chosen for a dug-out, on account of the lightness of the wood, and the ease with which it can be worked. Butternut, cottonwood and whitewood, are also excellent, and indeed almost any sound log of large size will answer the purpose.For a dug-out of good size, the log should be ten or more feet in length. The first thing to be done is to cut a flat s... More About: Canoe , Build
Examine Food Before You Cook It
2007-10-22 13:59:00 Always examine food before you cook it. Take nothing for granted. Once when camping the camp cook for breakfast made a huge pot of a certain brand of breakfast food. We were all tucking it away as only hungry boys can, when some one complained that caterpillars were dropping from the tree into his bowl. We shifted our seats—and ate some more, and then made the astonishing discovery that the breakfast food was full of worms. We looked at the package and found that the grocers had palmed off some stale goods on us and that the box was fairly alive. We all enjoy the recollection of it more than we did the actual experience. -- Claude H. Miller More About: Food , Cook
On Woodcraft - Using the Axe
2007-10-21 16:41:00 The use of an axe and hatchet—Best woods for special purposes—What to do when you are lost—Nature's compassesThe word "woodcraft" simply means skill in anything which pertains to the woods. The boy who can read and understand nature's signboards, who knows the names of the various trees and can tell which are best adapted to certain purposes, what berries and roots are edible, the habits of game and the best way to trap or capture them, in short the boy that knows how to get along without the conveniences of civilization and is self-reliant and manly, is a student of woodcraft. No one can hope to become a master woodsman. What he learns in one section may be of little value in some other part of the country.A guide from Maine or Canada might be comparatively helpless in Florida or the Tropics, where the vegetation, wild animal life, and customs of the woods are entirely different. Most of us are hopeless tenderfeet anywhere, just like landlubbers on shipboard. The real maste...
CAMP COOKING
More articles from this author:2007-10-20 14:22:00 How to make the camp fire range—Bread bakers—Cookin g utensils—The grub list—Simple camp recipesMost boys, and I regret to say a few girls too, nowadays, seem to regard a knowledge of cooking as something to be ashamed of. The boy who expects to do much camping or who ever expects to take care of himself out in the woods had better get this idea out of his head just as soon as possible. Cooking in a modern kitchen has been reduced to a science, but the boy or man who can prepare a good meal with little but nature's storehouse to draw on and who can make an oven that will bake bread that is fit to eat, with the nearest range fifty miles away, has learned something that his mother or sister cannot do and something that he should be very proud of. Camp cooking is an art and to become an expert is the principal thing in woodcraft—nothing else is so important.We often hear how good the things taste that have been cooked over the camp fire. Perhaps a good healthy appetite has so... 1, 2 |
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