36o Woodcraft Manual for Boys V/AW ^ Tell h.y^rn,ihett In Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1901, is an important article on Vagrants. The author is Chief Constable Henderson. He notes the fact that "The Book of Vagabonds and Beggars," edited by Martin Luther in 1529, is one of the most interesting and instructive records of Vagrants, and classifies them in twenty-eight well-known groups. He then gives the following blazes used by Vagrants, Tramps, or Mouchers in England. I do not know that these are used in America, but the same ideas are in use and some of these marks are much like the corresponding ones iu the American List. e Religious but kind. Stop. If you are selling what they happen to want, they'll Duy; they are cute. Mind the dog; may give you in chaige. Cross sticks put by Gypsies and tramps at the junction of roads to show in which direction their friends have gone before them; the long limb pointing the way.
X O Go in this direction; the other road not good. Spoiled; too many vagrants call. Dangerous; likely to be given in charge. Too poor; give nothing. Good; safe for some- thing, if you don't talk much. How to Raise Money A ^ood Woodcrafter always "travels on his own steam." When you want to go camping, don't go round begging for the cash, but 6am it. And a good time to do this is in the winter when you are forced to stay indoors. — How? One way, much in the line of our work, is making some bird houses. I know a number of persons who would gladly put up bird houses, if they could get them easily. You can either sell them in a lot to a man who has already a shop for garden stuff or hardware, or put them on a hand cart and sell diem at much better prices yourself . It is useless to i^ - ^ 'c
