About the hardest thing a scout is expected to do is to smile and whistle under all circumstances. “The punishment for swearing or using bad language is, for each offense, a mug of cold cold water poured down the offender’s sleeves by the other scouts.”
Much more could be written in favor of the Boy Scouts. They are a body of boys of whom we are proud. And we shall ever be grateful to Ernest Thompson Seton for his noble work in organizing the Boy Scouts in America.
“Be Prepared”
JOHN WANAMAKER
It was a stormy, rainy day in New York City. We wanted to visit some of the great stores and shops, but were afraid of the bad weather.
Our friends who lived in the city laughed at us. They said: “This is just the kind of a day to go to Wanamakers. We will take the subway to the basement door and never be in the wet at all.”
So we hurried to the underground railroad that runs beneath the busy streets, and were soon riding away in a fast express train. On we went in the darkness, through winding tunnels to the other end of the city. At last we stopped at a brilliantly lighted platform and were told that this was our destination. Leaving the train we did not ascend to the street, but went through great doors into a large room that was as light as day. Elevators took us up, up, from floor to floor. And what did we see, I hear you ask. We saw everything one could wish to buy. We saw everything we had ever dreamed of purchasing. We saw many beautiful things of which we had never heard, and we felt as if we were visiting a magic palace.