The author has adopted the unique plan of setting forth the fundamental principles in each phase of the science, and practically applying the work in the successive stages. It shows how the knowledge has been developed, and the reasons for the various phenomena, without using technical words so as to bring it within the compass of every boy. It has a complete glossary of terms, and is illustrated with two hundred original drawings.

Practical Mechanics for Boys

This book takes the beginner through a comprehensive series of practical shop work, in which the uses of tools, and the structure and handling of shop machinery are set forth; how they are utilized to perform the work, and the manner in which all dimensional work is carried out. Every subject is illustrated, and model building explained. It contains a glossary which comprises a new system of cross references, a feature that will prove a welcome departure in explaining subjects. Fully illustrated.

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THE VICTORY BOY SCOUTS

BY
CAPTAIN ALAN DOUGLAS
SCOUTMASTER

Stories from the pen of a writer who possesses a thorough knowledge of his subject. In addition to the stories there is an addenda in which useful boy scout nature lore is given, all illustrated. There are the following twelve titles in the series:

  1. The Campfires of the Wolf Patrol.
  2. Woodcraft; or, How a Patrol Leader Made Good.
  3. Pathfinder; or, the Missing Tenderfoot.
  4. Great Hike; or, the Pride of Khaki Troop.
  5. Endurance Test; or, How Clear Grit Won the Day.
  6. Under Canvas; or, the Search for the Carteret Ghost.
  7. Storm-bound; or, a Vacation Among the Snow-Drifts.
  8. Afloat; or, Adventures on Watery Trails.
  9. Tenderfoot Squad; or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge.
  10. Boy Scout Electricians; or, the Hidden Dynamo.
  11. Boy Scouts in Open Plains; or, the Round-up not Ordered.
  12. Boy Scouts in an Airplane; or, the Warning from the Sky.