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if he had taken a most solemn oath.

to Scout, II trust you on your hon
or to DO this" the Scout is bound to
carry out the order to the very best
of his ability and to let nothing inter-
fere with his doing it.
If Scout were to break his honor |
by telling lie, or by not carrying cut
an order exactly, when trusted on his
honor to do so, he would cease to be
a Scout, and must hand over his
Scout badge and never be allowed to
wear it again-he loses his life.
e. A Scout is Loyal to his parents,
to his superiors, to his country and
to his employers He must stick to
them through thick and thin against
everyone who is their enemy, or even
talks badly of them.
8. A Scouts Duty Is to BE Useful
and to Help Others. And he is to do
his duty before anything else, even
though he gives up his own pleasure
or comfort or safety to do 1t. When
in difficulty to know which of two
things to do he must ask himself,
(Which is my y?"-that is, (Which
is best for other people?"-and do that
one. He must be prepared at any
time to save life or to help injured
persons And he must do good turn
to somebody every day.
| L. A Scout is Friend to All, and
Brother to Every Other Scout, No
Matter to What Social Glass the 9th
er Belongs.
Thus, if Scout meet another Scout
even though stranger to him, he
must speak to him, and help him in
any way that he can, either to carry
out the duty he is then doing, or by
giving him food, or as far as possible,
anything that he may be in want OF.
Scout must never be snob.
snob is one who looks down upon an
other because he is poorer or who
| is poor and resents another because
he is rich. Scout accepts the other
man as he finds him, and makes the
best of him.
5. A Scout Is the Protector of Girls
and Women at All Times-and lie
Holds This Scored Duty.
6. A Scout Is Courteous. That is,
he is polite to all-but especially to
women and children, and old people
and invalids, cripples, etc. And he
must not take any reward for being
helpful or courteous
I. A Scout Is a Friend to Animals.
He should save them as far as pos
any animal unnecessayily-for 1t is
one of Gods creatures.
8. A Scout Obeys Orders of his
patrol leader or Scoutmaster without
question. Even if he gets an order
he does not like he must do as sol
diers and sailors do-he must carry
it out all the same because it is his
duty, and after he has done it he can
come and state any reasons against
it: but he must carry out the order at
once.
8. A scout smiles under all cir
cumstances. Scouts never crouch at
hardships nor whine at each other
: nor swear when disconnected.
10. A scout is thrifty-that is
he saves every penny he can, and puts
it into the bank so that he may have
: money to keep himself when out Of
work and thus not make himself 9
burden to others; or that he may have
I money to give away to others wher
J. they need it.
S II. The Scouts Motto Is 'Sempel
Paratus"-Always Prepared
8 The American Boy Scout Manual 1:
: in course of preparation. Until it l:
published. the War Department pub
lication,-The Manual for Privates o
Infantry of the Organized Miilt al:
e recommended This can be Dough
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:. will be found useful:
Il 10 to q inclusive; 43 to Ga inclusive
J, SO to 104 inclusive; 121 to 179 inclus
u i've The above pages cover the fol
: lowing subjects: Obedience, loyalty
J. discipline, courtesy, uniforms, equip
: ments, rations, instruction withou
arms, tent pitching, guard duty
e marches, patrols, care of health, frs
n aid rules, and simple field cooking.
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