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of stuff, with diamond hitch, to hold during 8 hours of travel, honor. Ten days in succession, a high honor.
Size-guessing. To guess one inch, one foot, one yard, one rod, one acre, 100 yards, 200 yards, one-quarter mile, one-half mile, and a mile, within 20 per cent, of average error, for honor; 10 per cent, for high honor.
Height and Weight Guessing. To guess the height of 10 trees or other high things, and the weight of 10 stones or other things ranging from one ounce to 100 pounds, within 10 per cent, of average error, for honor; 5 per cent, for high honor.
Gauging-farness. To measure the height of 10 trees without climbing, or 10 distances across a river, etc., without crossing, within 10 per cent, of average error, for honor; 5 per cent, for high honor. Tools: an axe and a pocket rule only.
Star-gazing. Know and name 15 star groups, for honor; know 20 star groups and tell the names and something about at least one star in each, for high honor.
Latitude. Take the latitude from the stars at night with a cartwheel, or some home-made instrument, 10 times from different points, within one degree of average error, for honor; one-half degree for high honor.
Traveller. An honor for being able to take correct latitude, longitude, and local time. A high honor for having passed the Royal Geographical Society's examination of "expert traveller".
Red Cross. A high honor for having passed the Red Cross examination of first aid to the wounded.
Boat-builder. Build a boat that will carry two men and that can be paddled, rowed, or sailed by them 6 miles an hour, honor; 7 miles an hour, high honor.
Birch Canoe. To have made a birch canoe that has travelled, with at least one man aboard, 100 miles or more in safety, high honor.
In Sign-talking, to know and use correctly 50 signs, for honor; 100 signs, high honor.
Wig-wag Signalling. To know the semaphore code and signal, as well as receive a message a quarter mile off, at the rate of 10 words a minute, for honor.
The same, at a mile, 24 words a minute, for high honor.
Trailing. Know and clearly discriminate the tracks of 25 ..text pokračuje
