The American boys' handybook of camp-lore and woodcraft . erican boys like to hear The crunching of the dry snow;The flap, flap, flap of snowshoes;The clinJiing of the spm-s and bits;The creaking of the saddle leather;The breathing of the bronco;The babbling of the rivulet;The whisper of the pines,The twitter of the birds,And the droning of bees. Why? Because in these sounds we get the dampness of themoss, the almond-like odor of twin flowers, the burning dry-ness of the sand, the sting of the frost, the grit of the rocksand the tang of old mother earth! They possess the magicpower of suggesti

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The American boys' handybook of camp-lore and woodcraft . erican boys like to hear The crunching of the dry snow;The flap, flap, flap of snowshoes;The clinJiing of the spm-s and bits;The creaking of the saddle leather;The breathing of the bronco;The babbling of the rivulet;The whisper of the pines,The twitter of the birds,And the droning of bees. Why? Because in these sounds we get the dampness of themoss, the almond-like odor of twin flowers, the burning dry-ness of the sand, the sting of the frost, the grit of the rocksand the tang of old mother earth! They possess the magicpower of suggestion. By simply repeating these words wetransport our souls to the wilderness, set our spirits free, andwe are once again what God made us; natural and normalboys, listening to natures great runes, odes, epics, lyrics,poems, ballads and roundelays, as sung by Gods own bards! Packing When packing, remember that a partly filled bag () is easy to pack, easy to carry on ones shoulders; but atightly filled bag (Fig. 253) is a nuisance on the trail. When. I - ) __ ; ^o 5^

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