Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . VIEWED FROM THE REAR Che Subject of First Aid Objeet Lessons Turned Around for Inspection and the blood stopped flowing. 80 THE SCOUTS BRAVERY. .MAKING A FIELD STRETCHES Boy Scouts Using Their Staves and Coats to Make a Comfortable Litter for an Injured Comrade That was all Dick knew about first aid in such a case. Heknew no way of tieing the artery, located as it was. He heldon. He dared not move and he once or twice felt like keelingover, as Red Joe had done. But the thought that this manslife depended upon him kept him at his


Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . VIEWED FROM THE REAR Che Subject of First Aid Objeet Lessons Turned Around for Inspection and the blood stopped flowing. 80 THE SCOUTS BRAVERY. .MAKING A FIELD STRETCHES Boy Scouts Using Their Staves and Coats to Make a Comfortable Litter for an Injured Comrade That was all Dick knew about first aid in such a case. Heknew no way of tieing the artery, located as it was. He heldon. He dared not move and he once or twice felt like keelingover, as Red Joe had done. But the thought that this manslife depended upon him kept him at his awful post. Try to sit perfectly still for one minute and see how longa minute really is. Dick had to remain as he was. His thumb,arm, and body ached before five minutes had passed and itseemed as if he could hold out no longer, for he had to presshard to keep the blood back. Time wore on. He eased his trialsomewhat by directing the scouts to make a stretcher to be usedwhen Duke should come with the surgeon. Ten minutes passed,—fifteen,—twenty,—a half-hour! Dickhad become a block of wood, it seemed to him. He wondered if THE SCOUTS BRAVER! 81 he ever would be able to move again. The injured man


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