Outdoor Sports and Games

The Library of Work and Play
BY CLAUDE H. MILLER, PH.B.
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 1911
The human body a perfect machine—How to keep well—Outdoor sleeping—Exercise and play—Smoking—Walking.
Headquarters—Purpose—Scout Law—How to form a patrol of Scouts—Organization of a troop—Practical activities for Scouts—A Scout camp—Model Programme of Sir R.S.S. Baden-Powell Scout camp.
How to select the best place to pitch a tent—A brush bed—The best kind of a tent—How to make the camp fire—What to do when it rains—Fresh air and good food—The brush leanto and how to make it.
How to make the camp fire range—Bread bakers—Cooking utensils—The grub list—Simple camp recipes.
The use of an axe and hatchet—Best woods for special purposes—What to do when you are lost—Nature’s compasses.
Importance of early training—Why a gun is better than a rifle—How to become a good shot.
Proper tackle for all purposes—How to catch bait—The fly fisherman—General fishing rules.
What is a true naturalist?—How to start a collection—Moth collecting—The herbarium.