The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19
NO COMPASS NEEDED,
Many Ways in Which the Cardinal
Points May BE Fixed.
From FOREST and Stream

From Forest and Stream.
The many different methods to determine
the cardinal points while on the mountains
in both heavy timber and small brush. or
upon the featureless expanse of a great
marsh, are exceedingly numerous and re-
liable enough for all practical purposes
during an everyday life in the bush, I'M
less very long journey is to be made.
which would make 1t necessary to hold
on very fine pCmt while making a long
distance.
we VIII frst take notes on the coniferous
trees pines, frs, spruce, cedars hemlocks,
etc The bark of these Is always lighter
"a color, harder and dryer on the south
side of the tree; while it is in color much
darker, lt Is also damper, and often COW
cred with mould and moss on the north
side. The gum that oozes out from the
wounds, knotholes, etc, is usually hard
and often of beautiful amber color on the
south SIDE while on the northern side IL
remains sticky longer and gets covered
with insects and dirt, seldom drying out
20 more than a dirty gray in color.
on large trees that have rough bark es-
pecially during the fall and winter
months, the nets and webs of insects spl-
ders, etc, will always be found in the
creVices on the south side. A preponder-
ance Of the large branches win also be
found on the warmest or southern side
of the trees. Also, the needles of all the
aforementioned trees are shorter dryer
and of a yellowish green on the southern
side, while they VIII be found longer.
more slender and pllable, danper to the
touch and darker green in color on The
north side The cedars and hemlocks. as
If trying to Guido the others, always bend
their slender tops of new growth toward a
southern sky.
The hardwood trees are equally as com
municative and have all the characters
tics as far as regards their trunks, OF
the coniferouS trees, except the absence
of gums; but this is more than made up
by the fungus growth of mould and moss
es that is very noticeable on the north side
of these trees.
The edges of rocks, which may be part
of stupendous mountains, or merely oc-
casional cropping out here and there In the
woods, or, perhaps. some great bowlder
alone by itself. a silent witness of the ela-
cial period, all alike testify TO the effect
of the light and shade The sunny side
viii usually be bare, or, at most, boast Of
thin growth of harsh dry kinds of moss
Is, ana that will grow only when having
the light while the northern side will De
found damp and mouldy and often cover
ed with luXuriant growth of soft, damp
MOSES that love the shade, while every
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| fully waving ferns.
The forest floor on the sunny side of
| hills, ridges, clumps Of trees, bushes. big
rocks, etc, is more noisy under the fool
| fall than on the northern side of such
places where the dead leaves and litter
are soft and damp, holding more moisture
than in places exposed TO the light of the
sun.
In an open country nearly void of tim
| ber ciumps of small bushes during the
| summer will furnish all the conditions
/ found to exist among the leaves of the
| trees being equally sensitive to light ard
| shade as are the monarchs of the woods
| The landscape, green with moving grass
| es and beautiful to the eye, which feasts
on the countless number of wild flow
| ers. representing every form and hue
| known in the fowery kingdom. also furn
| lshes a reliable guide for locating the car
| dinal points as most wild flowers. espec-
| tally the long-stemmed varieties, hide their
| faces from the north. and, like the sun.
! flower turn toward a Southern sky.
-. o-a-s----
| And now, Johnnie said the Sunday
| School teacher tell me the fourth com
mandment." Johnnie hung his head Dear
| me-" said the teacher, cant you remem-
! Der itY Johnnie evidently couldn't
! what IS II about|' Johnnie couldn't ten
! that either "Wen, III help you" said
| the teacher I'm tell you a word or two
| ana maybe, then, II VIII all come back to
| you Now, listen carefully. Don't lose n
| word. Remember the" Hold onlp
cried Johnnie Remember the Maine .
Cleveland Plain Dealer.