# Handbook for Boys/Appendix: Index G–L

* Gadsden Purchase (1853)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................324
* Games................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................291–322
* Arctic Expedition................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................314 Bear Hunt................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................293 Canoe Tag................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................297 Chalk the Arrow................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................312 Cock Fighting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................302 Deer Hunting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................291 Dodge Ball................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................312 Dragging Race................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................351 Duck on a Rock................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................304 Far and Near................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................315 Far Sight................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................299 Feather Football or Feather Blow................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................302 Fire Lighting Race................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................315 Flag Raiding................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................305 Follow My Leader................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................315 Follow the Trail................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................310 Hand Wrestling................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................303 Hare and Hounds................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................312 Hat Ball................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................303 Horse and Rider Tourney................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................318 Hostile Spy................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................300 Hunt the Coon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................301 Kim's Game................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................311 Knight Errantry................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................316 Lion Hunting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................305 Man Hunt, The................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................301 Morgan's Game................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................311 Mountain Scouting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................316 Mumbly Peg................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................318 Navajo Feather Dance................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................302 Pathfinding................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................316 Plant Race................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................305 Poison................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................303 Pole-Star................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................299 Prisoner's Base................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................313 Quick Sight................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................298 Rabbit Hunt................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................300 Relay Race................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................308 Roadside Cribbage................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................294 Scouting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................298 Scout Hunting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................308 Scout Meets Scout................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................310 Scout's Nose (Indoors)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................310 Shop Window (Indoors in Town)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................309 Shop Window (Outdoors in Town)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................309 Shoot Out................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................311 Siberian Man Hunt................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................312 Smugglers on the Border................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................309 Snow Fort................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................311 Spear Fights................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................302 Spearing the Great Sturgeon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................295 Spider and Fly................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................307 Spot the Rabbit or Far Sight................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................299 Spot the Thief................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................308 Stalking................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................307 Stalking and Reporting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................307 Throwing the Asegai................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................305 Throwing the Spear................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................313 Tilting in the Water................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................296 Track Memory................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................308 Treasure Hunt The................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................317 Treasure Island................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................318 Unprepared Plays................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................316 Will-o'-the-Wisp................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................317
* Gardening, Merit Badge for................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34
* Gas Accidents................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................259
* Gas Poisoning, What to Do for................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................260
* General Hints................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................155
* Geology................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................111
* Gila Monster................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................99
* Goat, Mountain................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................135
* Gold Honor Medal................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44
* Good Manners................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................243
* Grant, Ulysses S................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................335
* Grasses................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................117
* Griddle Cakes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................149
* Growth................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................223
* Guam Acquired (1898)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................324
* Halter, Slip or Running Knot................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50
* Hancock, John................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................327
* Handicraft, Merit Badge for................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34
* Hand or Flag Signal................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................208
* Hand Wrestling................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................303
* Harlequin Snake................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
* Hat Ball Game................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................303
* Hats................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................362
* Haversack................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................363
* Head Bandage................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................266
* Health and Endurance................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................219–236
* Heat Exhaustion and Sunstroke................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................271
* Height of Tree, How Measured................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................64
* Hemlock................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................128
* Herring................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................107
* Hiccough................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................276
* Hickory................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................128
* Hiking and Overnight Camp................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................145
* Hints for Camping................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................155
* Hints for Swimming................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................155
* Honor Medals................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44
* Horse and Rider Tourney................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................318
* Horses, Runaway................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................260
* Horses' Tracks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................201
* Hostile Spy Game................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................300
* Hot Stone Wrinkle................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................148
* How to Become a Boy Scout................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
* How to Box the Compass................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52
* How to Build a Camp Fire................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................158
* How to Build a Log Cabin................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59–63
* How to Climb a Large Tree................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................66
* How to Find Your Latitude by the Stars................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
* How to Get Your Bearing................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................257
* How to Know the Birds................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................85, 90
* How to Light a Camp Fire................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................160
* How to Make a Bow................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................76
* How to Make a Camp Bed................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................147
* How to Make & Lean-to................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................146
* How to Make an Aquarium................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................109
* How to Make a Tent................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................164
* How to Make a Scout's Sundial................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59
* How to Make Fire by Rubbing Sticks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................70, 74
* How to Make Pictures of Tracks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................194
* How to Measure Height of Tree................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................64
* How to Measure Width of Rivers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................64
* How to Paddle a Canoe................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................174
* How to Photograph Birds................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................89
* How to Put Out Burning Clothing................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................256
* How to Row a Boat................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................280
* How to sail a Canoe................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................176
* How to Scull a Boat................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................181
* How to send a Message................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................206
* How Start a Patrol................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
* How to Use a Watch as a Compass................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
* How to Walk................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................230
* Hunt the Coon Game................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................301
* Ice Rescue................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................258
* Imprints of Tracks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................194, 196
* Indian Bathing Precaution................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................156
* Indian Signs and Blazes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................209
* Indian's Lessons in Tracking................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................187
* Individuality................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................247
* Inflammation of the Eye................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................276
* Injuries When Skin is Broken................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................265
* Injuries When Skin is Not Broken................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................262
* Insects and Butterflies................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................101
* Insects, Other................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................104
* Interpreting, Merit Badge for................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................35
* Invention, Merit Badge for................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................35
* Isosceles, Triangle, Use of in Measuring Distances................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65
* Ivy Poisoning................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................274
* Key, Francis Scott, Author................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................330
* Killfish................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................108
* Kim's Game................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................311
* Knickerbockers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................363
* Knighthood, Ancient................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................237
* Knighthood, Modern................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................240
* Knights of the Round Table................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................237
* Knives................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................363
* Knots Every Scout Should Know................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48–52
* Becket Hitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 Blackwall Hitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 Bowline................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 Carrick Bend................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 Clove Hitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 Fisherman's Bend................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 Fisherman's Knot................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 False Red or Granny................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 Halter, Slip or Runnhg Knot................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 Overhand Knot................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................49 Sheet Bend or Weaver's Knot................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 Square of Reef Knot................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 Timber Hitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 Two Half Hitches................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51 Whipping a Rope................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................49
* Lain, Camp................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................148
* Land Ordinances (1785) (1787)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................334
* Land Settlements................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................325
* Lanyard................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................364
* Larva of Butterfly................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................102
* Latitude, Finding, by the Stars................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................57
* Law, The Scout................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14
* Leadership of Camping Party................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................153
* Lean to, Building a................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................146
* Leather Working, Merit Badge for................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................35
* Lee, Robert E................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................335
* Leggings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................364
* Letter from Col. Theodore Roosevelt................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................353
* Lexington and Concord (1775)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................325
* Life Buoys................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................287
* Life Saving and First Aid................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................255–290
* Life Saving, Merit Badge for................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36
* Life Scout Badge................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43
* Lincoln, Abraham................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................241, 335
* Lion Hunting Game................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................305
* List of Scout Virtues................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................247
* Lizards................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................97
* Local Council................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
* Locust................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................132
* Log Cabin, Building a................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59–63
* Lost, What to Do When................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................67
* Louisiana Purchase (1803)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................323
* Loyalty................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................249