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قراءة كتاب Indian Scout Talks: A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls
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Indian Scout Talks: A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls
INDIAN SCOUT TALKS
INDIAN SCOUT TALKS
A GUIDE FOR BOY SCOUTS
AND CAMP FIRE GIRLS
BY
CHARLES A. EASTMAN
(OHIYESÄ)
Author of “Wigwam Evenings,” etc.
BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1914
Copyright, 1914,
By Little, Brown, and Company.
All rights reserved
Published, September, 1914
THE COLONIAL PRESS
C. H. SIMONDS CO., BOSTON, U. S. A.
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These chapters represent the actual experiences and first-hand knowledge of the author. His training was along these lines, until he was nearly sixteen years of age. It is with the earnest hope that they may prove useful to all who venture into the wilderness in pursuit of wisdom, health, and pleasure, that they are dedicated to |
The Boy Scouts of America
and
The Camp Fire Girls of America
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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The author acknowledges the courtesy of “Boys’ Life,” “The Boy’s World,” “The Churchman,” “The Youth’s Companion,” and “St. Nicholas,” in permitting the use of chapters of this book which first appeared in their pages. |
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | At Home With Nature | 1 |
| II. | Indian Methods of Physical Training | 7 |
| III. | How to Make Friends With Wild Animals | 15 |
| IV. | The Language of Footprints | 25 |
| V. | Hunting With Sling-shot and Bow and Arrow | 34 |
| VI. | Primitive Modes of Trapping and Fishing | 42 |
| VII. | How to Make and Handle Indian Canoes | 48 |
| VIII. | The Camp Site and the Carry | 55 |
| IX. | How to Build Wigwams and Shelters | 61 |
| X. | Fire Without Matches and Cooking Without Pots | 69 |
| XI. | How to Make and Follow a Blazed Trail | 77 |
| XII. | Indian Signals in Camp and Field | 85 |
| XIII. | An Indian Boy’s Sports | 91 |
| XIV. | A Winter Masque | 99 |
| XV. | An Indian Girl’s Sports | 106 |
| XVI. | Indian Names and Their Significance | 112 |
| XVII. |