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156 Woodcraft Manual for Girls To practise the building of fires of wildwood material. To nave a practiod demonstration in codting. To get acquainted with the birds. To learn the geological formation of a certain rock or ledge. To get ICO straight rods, 30 inches long; to make an Indian bed of willow, hazel, red willow (kinikinik) arrow-wood, etc To get wood for rubbing sticks or the fire-bow. To get honis tot a Caribou dance. If there is snow, to take, by the tracks, a census of a given woods, making full-size drawings of each track — that is four tracks, one for each foot, and also give the distance to the next set Most important of all, remember that though it is wise to start with an object, it is still wiser to change whenever axae much more alluring pursuit or opportunity turns up. Any one who sticks to a plan merely bemuse she started that wa^, when it turns out to l)e far fnun the best, is not only unwise — she is stupid anfl obstinate. Make sure that as you travel to the point you have selected; that your eyes antl ears are open to see the hundreds of interest- ing things that may be seen along the roadside. Books Rccommoadod Boys' Book of IIikino, Edward Cave. PubUtbed by Doubleday, Fm» k Co. Price so cents. Sign Language From the "Book of Woodcraft" by permission of Ernest Thonqmo Seton. Doubleday, Pife k Co. Prke, f 1 .75 . Do you know the Sign Language? If not, do you realize that the Sign Language is an established mode of communication in all parts of the world without regard to native speech? Do you know that it is so refined and complete that sermons and lectures are given in it every day, to those who cannot hear? Do you know that it is as old as the hills and is largely used in all public schools? And yet when I ask boys and girls this question, " Do you use the Sign Language?" they nearly always say "No." Why shoukl you talk the Sign Language? There are maiqr reasons: In this code you can talk to any other Waockiafter, without an outskler knowing or understanding.