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196 Woodcraft Birch Bark Roll 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 in the American List. Religious but kind. Go in this direction; the other road not Stop. If you are good. selling what they hap- pen to want, they'll VW Spoiled; too many buy; they are cute. vagrants call. Mind the dog may (*) Dangerous; likely give you in Charge. to be given in charge. the junction of roads ing. to show in which di- rection their friends have gone before Good; safe for them; the long limb something if you don’t pointing the way. talk much. Cross sticks put by a gypsies and tramps at xX Too poor, give noth- Automobile Signals The officer regulating the traffic uses daily and hourly at least a dozen signs of the hand sign language. Thus: stop, come, hurry, go, easy, go by, go left, go right, go straight, I warn you, go to the curb, there, here, you, me, him, tut-tut, yes, no, I don’t understand, I don’t care, I can’t hear. All of these are very ancient, well-known and much used. All are set forth in the listed signs of the Book of Wood- craft. But there are a few that the automobilist has developed recently. They are quite new and have been made official ; as follows: | When you are driving and wish to signal the driver behind you, warning or stop is signaled by your flat left hand held out of the window, thumb up. Left turn, that is, I am going to the left: hand out with fingers closed and index finger pointing to left and up- wards.