On the Trail / An Outdoor Book for Girls

Lina Beard

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On the Trail On the Trail
An Outdoor Book for GirlsAn Outdoor Book for Girls
- By By
LINA BEARDLINA BEARD
- AND AND
ADELIA BELLE BEARD ADELIA BELLE BEARD
PRESENTATION PRESENTATION
CONTENTS CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS ILLUSTRATIONS
ON THE TRAIL ON THE TRAIL
CHAPTER ICHAPTER I
- TRAILING TRAILING
- When You Strike the Trail When You Strike the Trail
- Blazing the Trail Blazing the Trail
- To Know an Animal Trail To Know an Animal Trail
- Lost in the Woods Lost in the Woods
- Footprints or Tracks Footprints or Tracks
CHAPTER IICHAPTER II
- WOODCRAFT WOODCRAFT
- Trees Trees
- Balsam-Fir Balsam-Fir
- Spruce Spruce
- Hemlock Hemlock
- Pine Pine
- How to Chop Wood How to Chop Wood
- How to Chop Logs How to Chop Logs
- How to Fell a Tree How to Fell a Tree
- Etiquette of the Wild Etiquette of the Wild
- Finding Your Way by Natural Signs and the Compass
- Sunlight and Shadow Sunlight and Shadow
- Wind Wind
- Use of Compass Use of Compass
- Make a Compass of Your Watch Make a Compass of Your Watch
- Mountain Climbing Mountain Climbing
- Lost in the Woods Lost in the Woods
- To Find Your Way by the North Star To Find Your Way by the North Star
CHAPTER IIICHAPTER III
- CAMPING CAMPING
- Information Information
- Location Location
- Water Water
- Companions Companions
- Safeguarding Safeguarding
- The Start The Start
- The One-Day Camp The One-Day Camp
- Camp Dinner Camp Dinner
- The Clean-Up The Clean-Up
- Shelters and Tents. Lean-To Shelters and Tents. Lean-To
- Permanent Camp. Lean-To. Open Camp Permanent Camp. Lean-To. Open Camp
- Tents Tents
- Camp-Beds Camp-Beds
- Bough-Bed Bough-Bed
- Bag-Bed Bag-Bed
- Cot-Bed Cot-Bed
- Pillows Pillows
- Guards Guards
- Exercise Exercise
- The Camp-Fire The Camp-Fire
- How to Build a Fire How to Build a Fire
- Cook-Fire Cook-Fire
- Log-Cabin Fire Log-Cabin Fire
- Fire in the Rain Fire in the Rain
- Camp Fireplace Camp Fireplace
- Camp Cooking. Provisions Camp Cooking. Provisions
- Flapjacks Flapjacks
- Biscuits Biscuits
- Johnny-Cake Johnny-Cake
- Corn-Meal Mush Corn-Meal Mush
- Kentucky Bread Kentucky Bread
- Cocoa Cocoa
- Coffee Coffee
- Tea Tea
- Boiled Potatoes Boiled Potatoes
- Baked Potatoes Baked Potatoes
- Bean Soup and Baked Beans Bean Soup and Baked Beans
- Bacon Bacon
- Game Birds Game Birds
- Fish Fish
- Essential Foods Essential Foods
- List List
- List List
- Sanitation Sanitation
- Camp Spirit Camp Spirit
CHAPTER IVCHAPTER IV
- WHAT TO WEAR ON THE TRAIL WHAT TO WEAR ON THE TRAIL
- Clothing Clothing
- Underwear Underwear
- Stockings Stockings
- Shoes Shoes
- Camping Dress Camping Dress
- Hat Hat
- Check List of Apparel Check List of Apparel
- Check List of Toilet Articles Check List of Toilet Articles
- Check List of Personal Camp Property Check List of Personal Camp Property
- Check List for First Aid Check List for First Aid
- Check List for General Camp Check List for General Camp
- Check List of Kitchen Utensils Check List of Kitchen Utensils
- Camp Packs Camp Packs
- What to Put in Your Pack What to Put in Your Pack
- Blanket-Roll Pack Blanket-Roll Pack
- Duffel-Bag Duffel-Bag
- Packing Provisions Packing Provisions
CHAPTER VCHAPTER V
- OUTDOOR HANDICRAFT OUTDOOR HANDICRAFT
CHAPTER VICHAPTER VI
- MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE OUTDOOR FOLK MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE OUTDOOR FOLK
- Stalking Stalking
- Animals Found on the Trail Animals Found on the Trail
- Birds Birds
- Stalking the Ruffed Grouse Stalking the Ruffed Grouse
- Woodcock Woodcock
- Beaver Beaver
- Fish-Hawk, Osprey Fish-Hawk, Osprey
- Blue Heron Blue Heron
- Loon, Great Northern Diver Loon, Great Northern Diver
- Animals and Birds of the Open Animals and Birds of the Open
- Field-Mouse Field-Mouse
- Kangaroo-Rat, Jumping Mouse Kangaroo-Rat, Jumping Mouse
- Pocket-Gopher Pocket-Gopher
- Antelope Antelope
- Coyote, Prairie-Wolf Coyote, Prairie-Wolf
- Spermophile Spermophile
- Bobolink Bobolink
- Meadow-Lark Meadow-Lark
- Red-Winged Blackbird Red-Winged Blackbird
- Song Sparrow Song Sparrow
CHAPTER VIICHAPTER VII
- WILD FOOD ON THE TRAIL WILD FOOD ON THE TRAIL
- Red Raspberry Red Raspberry
- Black Raspberry Black Raspberry
- Purple-Flowering Raspberry Purple-Flowering Raspberry
- Mountain Raspberry, Cloudberry Mountain Raspberry, Cloudberry
- Wild Strawberry Wild Strawberry
- Low Running Blackberry Low Running Blackberry
- Running Swamp Blackberry Running Swamp Blackberry
- High-Bush Blackberry High-Bush Blackberry
- Mountain Blackberry Mountain Blackberry
- Thornless Blackberry Thornless Blackberry
- Eastern Wild Gooseberry Eastern Wild Gooseberry
- Dwarf Blueberry Dwarf Blueberry
- Low Blueberry Low Blueberry
- High-Bush Blueberry High-Bush Blueberry
- Dangleberry Dangleberry
- Wintergreen. Checkerberry Wintergreen. Checkerberry
- Partridgeberry Partridgeberry
- June-Berry. Shadbush June-Berry. Shadbush
- Red Mulberry Red Mulberry
- Sweet Viburnum. Nanny-Berry. Sheepberry Sweet Viburnum. Nanny-Berry. Sheepberry
- Large-Fruited Thorn Large-Fruited Thorn
- Black Haw. Stag-Bush Black Haw. Stag-Bush
- Wild Plums. Canada Plum Wild Plums. Canada Plum
- Beach Plum Beach Plum
- Wild Red Cherry Wild Red Cherry
- Sand-Cherry Sand-Cherry
- Persimmon Persimmon
- Papaw Papaw
- May-Apple May-Apple
- Wild Grapes Wild Grapes
- Frost-Grape or Chicken-Grape Frost-Grape or Chicken-Grape
- Wild Nuts. Black Walnuts Wild Nuts. Black Walnuts
- Butternut Butternut
- Bark and Roots of Trees Bark and Roots of Trees
- Slippery-Elm Slippery-Elm
- Sassafras Sassafras
- Salads. Watercress Salads. Watercress
- Dandelion Dandelion
CHAPTER VIIICHAPTER VIII
- LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER LITTLE FOES OF THE TRAILER
- Insects Insects
- Wood-Ticks Wood-Ticks
- Jigger. Redbug. Mite Jigger. Redbug. Mite
- Deer-Fly Deer-Fly
- Black-Fly Black-Fly
- No-see-um. Punky. Midge No-see-um. Punky. Midge
- Gnats Gnats
- Bees, Wasps, and Yellow-Jackets Bees, Wasps, and Yellow-Jackets
- Dopes Dopes
- Nessmuk's Dope Nessmuk's Dope
- Breck's Dope Breck's Dope
- H. P. Wells's Bug-Juice H. P. Wells's Bug-Juice
- Smudges Smudges
- Snakes Snakes
- Harlequin Snake and Coral-Snake Harlequin Snake and Coral-Snake
- Water-Moccasin, Cottonmouth Water-Moccasin, Cottonmouth
- Other Snakes Other Snakes
- Beaded Lizard, Gila Monster Beaded Lizard, Gila Monster
- Treatment for Snake-Bites Treatment for Snake-Bites
- Poisonous Plants Poisonous Plants
- Jimson-Weed Jimson-Weed
- Toadstools Toadstools
CHAPTER IXCHAPTER IX
- ON THE TRAIL WITH YOUR CAMERA ON THE TRAIL WITH YOUR CAMERA
- Selecting a Camera Selecting a Camera
- How to Know Your Camera How to Know Your Camera
- Loading the Camera Loading the Camera
- Count the Turns of the Key Count the Turns of the Key
CHAPTER XCHAPTER X
- ON AND IN THE WATER ON AND IN THE WATER
- Safe and Unsafe Boats Safe and Unsafe Boats
- Stepping in and out of a Boat Stepping in and out of a Boat
- Canoes and Canoeing Canoes and Canoeing
- Paddles Paddles
- Accessories Accessories
- Care of the Canoe Care of the Canoe
- Getting in the Canoe Getting in the Canoe
- Upset Upset
- Paddling Paddling
- Loading a Canoe Loading a Canoe
- Rowing Rowing
- Rafts Rafts
- Primitive Weaving Method Primitive Weaving Method
- Poling Poling
- Swimming Swimming
- Movements in Swimming Movements in Swimming
- Floating Floating
- Diving Diving
- Breathing Breathing
- Treading Water Treading Water
- Fishing Fishing
CHAPTER XICHAPTER XI
- USEFUL KNOTS AND HOW TO TIE THEM USEFUL KNOTS AND HOW TO TIE THEM
- Terms Used in Knot-Tying Terms Used in Knot-Tying
- Square Knot Square Knot
- Figure-Eight Knot Figure-Eight Knot
- Bow-Line Knot Bow-Line Knot
- Sheep-Shank Knot Sheep-Shank Knot
- The Parcel Slip-Knot The Parcel Slip-Knot
- Cross-Tie Parcel Knot Cross-Tie Parcel Knot
- Fisherman's Knot Fisherman's Knot
- Halter, Slip, or Running Knot Halter, Slip, or Running Knot
CHAPTER XIICHAPTER XII
- ACCIDENTS ACCIDENTS
- Sprains and Bruises Sprains and Bruises
- Fireman's Lift Fireman's Lift
- Cuts Cuts
- Burns and Scalds Burns and Scalds
- Heat Prostration and Sunstroke Heat Prostration and Sunstroke
- Cinder or Foreign Substance in the Eye Cinder or Foreign Substance in the Eye
- Fainting Fainting
- Drowning—Shafer Method Drowning—Shafer Method
- After Respiration Begins After Respiration Begins
- Nosebleed Nosebleed
CHAPTER XIIICHAPTER XIII
- CAMP FUN AND FROLICS CAMP FUN AND FROLICS
- Obstacle Races Obstacle Races
- Medals Medals
- Blindfold Obstacle Walk Blindfold Obstacle Walk
- Hunting the Quail Hunting the Quail
- Trotting-Horse Trotting-Horse
- Wood Tennis Wood Tennis
- Around the Camp-Fire Around the Camp-Fire
- Songs Songs
- Bird-Call Match Bird-Call Match
- Vary the Game Vary the Game
- Lighting the Fire Without a Match Lighting the Fire Without a Match
- Without the Bow Without the Bow
CHAPTER XIVCHAPTER XIV
- HAPPY AND SANE SUNDAY IN CAMP HAPPY AND SANE SUNDAY IN CAMP
- Observation Game Observation Game
- Transcriber's Notes Transcriber's Notes