Mark the ground around the camp flag pole with white stones or stones whitewashed, like a sun dial. The sun's rays will cast the shadow of the pole so that the time of day may be accurately ascertained. (See illustration.) In the handbook of the Boy Scouts of America is the following description for making a Sun dial or Hunter's Clock: "To make a sun dial prepare a smooth board about 15 inches across, with a circle divided into 24 equal parts, and a temporarily hinged pointer, whose upper edge is in the middle of the dial. Place on some dead level solid post or stump in the open. At night fix the dial so that the 12-o'clock line points exactly to North, as determined by the North or Pole Star. Then, using two temporary sighting sticks of exactly the same height (so as to permit sighting clear above the edge of the board), set the pointer exactly pointing to the Pole Star, that is, the same angle as the latitude of the place, and fix it there immovably. Then remove the two sighting sticks."
[Illustration: Camp Clock]
SUN DIAL OR HUNTER'S CLOCK
Some Quotations to Burn or Paint on the Sun Dial.
"My face marks the sunny hours,
What can you say of yours."
"Grow old along with me,
The best is yet to be."
Translation of motto on Cathedral Sun dial, St. Augustine.
"The hours pass and we are held accountable."
The illustration shows how to locate the North or Pole Star.
F. O. Van Ness gives the following directions for making a pair of moccasins:
[Illustration: Sioux Moccasin]
Fig. 1. Place foot on leather or canvas and draw outline of foot. Turn same and make pattern for other foot.