The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-04
THE SCOUT CORNER.

the greatest general returning VIC
torious. ~.
It is interesting to learn also that
they competed not to earn great
prizes, nor to capture cups, medals.
etc. for the reward was in that way
only laurel wreath, but the honor
was In being chosen to represent
their city and their people They
trained and competed for the love
of the game which is after all the
right spirit in all athletic competi-
ton.
A good, healthy body is just as ne
cessary to the young American as
it was to the young Greek, and boy
who can fill the requirements of the
Boy Scout degree is bound to have
a good healthy body, and q. good
healthy mind as we'll So it means
great deal to be a real Scout
In order to start this work where
large numbers of Scouts can get re-
suits in the best way and under the
best supervision which can be given
outside of the gymnasium, for school
boys 1t will be done in the school
yards at big recess. The following
events have been set:
Scouts IL to IA:
1, High jump 3 fee, ; inches.
:. Standing broad jump, feet.
3. Running broad jump, II feet.
4. SO yard dash, seconds.
5. Ginning, times
Scouts IA to Is:
t. l. High jump, ! feet.
2: Standard broad jump. 7 feet.
). Running broad Jump, ID feet.
| 4, 100 yard dash, IL seconds
5. Ginning, Z times.
The jumping pits, horizontal bars,
ETC., in the yards. will be under the
direction of leaders and all OF the
records made will be posted in the
rooms of the INHERENT classes. Each
boys average will be made up every
two months when he will lave an op-
portunity to go against his last best
record.
General Care Of Health.
Keeping well is, perhaps, the last
thing the average boy thinks about
seriously, but Boy Scouts are bound
to consider questions and attend to
matters concerning which the aver
age boy never troubles his brain, for
a Scout means one who leads.
1t is important to learn how to
take care of ones self SO as to keep
well for any fun or duty that comes.
Camping out is one of the health
lest of all lives and one of the best
means of training the body and mind,
but boys have a tendency to destroy
the good effects Of living in the open
by irregular eating and sleepi7 A
man may, be first-c1ass woo nan
and an experienced hunter, may be
we'll posted on tracking and building
shelters and doing many things that
go toward making good Scout and
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to look out for his own health.
Do Not Try Experiments.
Once hunter spent five months
in Manitoba. Canada, with an In
dian guide, whose advice he was
ready to take on all points but one
He had notion from somewhere
that there was nothing in the world
like cold baths to make a man hardy
and keep well. In spite of the wise
advice OF his guide this man never
failed to take bath in the icy river
every morning and, in consequence,
came home a wreck from a trip which
should have built him up and
strengthened him in every respect.
cold bath in the morning is
splendid thing in warm weather, or
/ in a warm tent or room, but to get
thoroughly chilled is not good thing
for anyone.
The bath should be followed by
rundown and a stationary run, and
in few weeks big Improvement in
health will be, noted. The practice
braces and stimulates the body. This
is the best possible investment that
can be made of q. half hours time
upon arising.
Fresh Air.
Don't be afraid of fresh air Scouts
and others who sleep out in the open
air do not know what colds are. The
latest method of treating all diseases
of the throat and lungs is the open
air treatment. Nothing benefits the
body more than eight or ten hours
sleep, breathing pure, oxygen-loaded
air. To sleep in a tent shut in from
the air on every side is not quite
as bad as sleeping in a room with
tightly shut closed doors and win
:dows, but it is bad enough; and It
keeps one from getting the full bene-
fit of sleeping in the open.
At home the good Scouts windows
In his sleeping room should be open
both at the top and at the bottom to
Insure the circulation of pure air.
Food and Water.
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