Original: Baden-Powell wrote the principles of Scouting in Scouting for Boys ( London , 1908 ) , based on his earlier military books , with influence and support of Frederick Russell Burnham ( Chief of Scouts in British Africa ) , Ernest Thompson Seton of the Woodcraft Indians , William Alexander Smith of the Boys ' Brigade , and his publisher Pearson .
Simplified: From Burnham he learned the ways of cowboy and indian scouts of the Western United States , he started to wear a scout hat like the one worn by Burnham , and he discussed with Burnham a scout training program for boys .