South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-05
CT smith. Guide

stances and conditions. While IL isl
a comparatively easy matter TO lay
down rules and give advice 20 scouts
under ord nary circumstances, yet
these same rules could not be made
20 apply % ali cases.
Close observation is tho best safe
guard against getting lost II you
VIII note carefully the direction taxi
en- when you leave camp and keep
track Of your course during your
wandering you will not need
compass. But 10 YOU have not done
this. all the c0muasses you could
carry would not help you except 20
travel I'm "a general course. They cam
not point OUT the direction of camp
unless you know which side of camp
you are on
Getting lost and its attending
mlseries are generally caused by
careIes-ness or lack OF observation
and can only be avoided by paying
close attention TO- where one is go
inr and hy observing closely general
landmarks SUCH as streams and the
direction OF their course. dividing
ridges between water courses that
flow in opposite directions. and
spurs. If YOU do this you Will not
reed a compass for YOU can always
find your way back. Low rolling
hills covered with forests and flat
countries are the hardest TO keep
ones bearing in. on account OF the
similarity in the landscape
It has been said that IL comes
sooner or later 10 every one who
roes into the woods TO get lost. II
NAV be So have spent 40 years In
The forest and mountains under al
most every condition and have my
FIRST exDerience of the kind yet 10
come. ones ability 10 ind his way
raneUds 10 a great extent upon the
creans Of observation and the sense
Of locality in the brain. In some
-heee organs are strongly developed
,rtua i0 others they are deficient
ar-rourb capable Of cultivation. BY
.o-qtanr cultivation from childhood
-resa dreams may he developed to
.yo1 an extert tbat one unconscious
%. r-eo~s +raot Of his points OF the
commas
scor+s az rule do not go into the
f.g woods So there IS slight danger
+r.t- s+,,,-t,,e- ,ar,- FAR out of the
r.,.b ~ helm Tf Won leave camp
.-r 80, ,,-, s,,aa-7 nv down Won know
..-..I. ,,e,, al follow The stream hack
..--r A. am streams which are
,lt nm f-to r,,.,-er ooaa and all
..l-os e,.cs,, v,.otcrsbads mr. main
...ss- .~4 .-.r.. o. 1e+a. I'm the
r--.- 1890 - - 800, % 90 IN
General direction downstream
.,.t.t...,. t.,.f,.- o.. fo71ou, the bod Of
tr. scream which is generally rough
.,s.,.- ,,,, ..,.o,,,+ ,f brusb ard other
-...--t..... t.,,+ 40 40, ,ro Going
unetream n is n dfferent matter on
....-...... 80 .t,4, -t.ea.r,.. cor,ino i'm
ono ebour1 fn thfs case stay close to
tto ,.s+a,. ir o-dcr to be sure 10 fol-
--.... ~, -,-fr, ..,,,,,so
c.,-o, reoor-r.ard the practice
or 1ft.,rf-e IN +ba bfpbes+ nolnt fin
,.teg- +o ~e+ ones hearings for the
-es-,. chat 81 ia a we'll known fact
tr.+ To.oI-f-r mr. n niece of country
f-o7, an ATTITUDE changes its appear
$500 ar5 ~ ono h. lost he NAV see
~ VEN. country over which ne has
. .,5 not reeogDiza o.. besides
.,... ..-,..s., o. +. ,,,7, o,,r,- takes one
-.-.l-.- e-,r, -ar,n and nurtfpIies
,-... ha,rfrFe-r,erf If Won have
,o--,,s,tors In -arnD my advice is to
e+-v rfrb- where Won are and make
,.-..,-.-rs ..-,,, r--+qnrs bu{1d q sheIter
ana y GOOD frs and conserve your
STRENGTH Your companfons are sure
+o f,5 Won 10 Won will cali at inter-
walls Of a haIf-hour Keep a good
e,,rre going I'M dav and 4 bright fire
az -fr-f. Keen cool ard wait There
are MANY unfqiIinz signs placed by
-.-,.~o to r1ide ono in the woods
Uur 10 takes an accomplished woods
man 20 read them One Of these
,.--z f- +1e difference I'm the growth
az ve-etation growing on a north or
s-a4,-. side of a hin from that grow
fr- on the southern or sunny slope
Sometimes an expert may also be
able no read natures compass within
n few points bv tho moss on the trees
ff he has a general knowledge OF the
rrevailinc winds during the we part
OF The season.
The trouble with the average ar
son when lost Isl that he thinks he
knows the direction OF camp and Is
so sure OF this that have known in
ten gent men 60 dispute their COM
pass and say Go had some wrong.
DON'T make this mistake Set your
compass. remove all iron or steel
from it's Immediate vicinity, let the
needle settle and +. YOU know the
variations between the masnet.c and
true north YOU viii be able TO lay
your course accurately.
Another wise thing 20 do is to
follow your back track This is
easy n trere IS snow on the eround.