10.07.2015 Views

Camping and woodcraft - Scoutmastercg.com

Camping and woodcraft - Scoutmastercg.com

Camping and woodcraft - Scoutmastercg.com

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

48 CAMPING AND WOODCRAFTalong either of these leads, on account of itstrendingin the desired direction, it would soon find itself ina cul de sac.Celestial Guides.—The sun by day <strong>and</strong> thestars by night are Nature's chief guides for thetraveler. So long as the sun is visible anyone cantell, in a general way, the direction in which he isgoing. To find the sun on a cloudy day: hold aknife-blade or other thin, flat article perpendicularlyon the thumb-nail, watch-case, or any glossy surface,<strong>and</strong> slowly twirl it around. It will cast a faintshadow, unless the day is very dark. Choose anopen spot in the woods for this, rather than underthe trees, <strong>and</strong> don't try it near noon, when littleshadow would be cast anyway.How to find the North Star is shown at the endof Chapter V,

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!