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Boys will be boys, but even then each should have in him much of the

man he hopes one day to be
Boys will be boys, but even then each should have in him much of the
man he hopes one day to be. Therefore I say, be a protector, a guide,
philosopher and friend of the younger boys, and if you know more than
they do of anything, and they want to learn, teach them in a cheery,
manly fashion, if you have the time. Avoid conflicts, but if you must
have one, see to it that the bully will not be eager for another such
meeting.

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When the player made the kick-off he calculated that the rushers on

his side could reach the ball in time to prevent the enemy making much
headway with it, and the enemy calculated to interfere in all lawful
ways with the kick-off”s rushers
When the player made the kick-off he calculated that the rushers on
his side could reach the ball in time to prevent the enemy making much
headway with it, and the enemy calculated to interfere in all lawful
ways with the kick-off”s rushers. If the enemy who holds the ball
starts for a run, the men on the other side tackle him.

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After choosing who shall be first, second, etc

After choosing who shall be first, second, etc., the player stands at
taw and tosses the potsherd into division number one. Hopping on one
foot over the line into number one, and still keeping one foot raised,
he makes a hop-kick with the other and sends the potsherd out of the
number to that in the right or left section, as may be decided on in
advance. There are many local variations of the rules, just as there
are variations of the plan of the ground, and perhaps the one you know
best is the best.

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A shack built of crossed logs requires some time to build and some

skill to make, but it is not beyond the reach of any boy who has seen
–and who has not–an old-fashioned log shanty
A shack built of crossed logs requires some time to build and some
skill to make, but it is not beyond the reach of any boy who has seen
–and who has not–an old-fashioned log shanty.

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In any event, should you be lost, do not get rattled

In any event, should you be lost, do not get rattled. You will be
missed in camp and a search will be made by your friends. If you have
to stay in the woods all night, make the best of it. Others have made
the best of it by sleeping near the foot of a tree or beside a log. It
will be more cheery if you can make a fire without danger to the
woods.

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This consists of half a dozen circular wooden boxes, one within the

other, the outer box having much the appearance, but being nearly
double the size, of an ordinary tooth-powder box, and the smallest
being just large enough to contain a quarter
This consists of half a dozen circular wooden boxes, one within the
other, the outer box having much the appearance, but being nearly
double the size, of an ordinary tooth-powder box, and the smallest
being just large enough to contain a quarter. The series is so
accurately made that, by arranging the boxes in due order one within
the other, and the lids in like manner, you may, by simply putting on
all the lids together, close all the boxes at once, though they can
only be opened one by one.

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I do not think the advice I have given, as to the games appropriate

for each season would be at all complete, if I did not give some
advice that will be useful for all seasons and every day in the year
I do not think the advice I have given, as to the games appropriate
for each season would be at all complete, if I did not give some
advice that will be useful for all seasons and every day in the year.

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Hygiene should form a part of our school curriculum

Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance.

Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance
by: Scott K Powers
, Edward T Howley

publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
, released: 08 May, 2006

price: $92.50 (new), $88.20 (used)

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There is an old saying, ‘Familiarity breeds contempt

There is an old saying, ‘Familiarity breeds contempt.’ While, like
many other home-made proverbs, this is only partly true, there can be
no doubt but that familiarity makes for confidence. The new recruit
may be as strong and brave as the veteran soldier, but the lack of
experience makes him nervous and unreliable under a fire which the
older soldier faces without a visible tremor of eye or hand.

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If you are going a-fishing in the morning, secure your bait to-night

If you are going a-fishing in the morning, secure your bait to-night.
Worms are nocturnal, and they come out of their holes at night,
provided it is not too dry on top. The ideal time for scooping them in
is about dusk, after a long warm rain. Get a lantern and with it carry
your bait can half filled with wet moss or soft moist earth. You will
find, if the conditions are right, swarms of worms along the edges of
beaten paths, or in the short grass alongside. Usually the worm has
one end of its body in a hole, and as it is very alert, you must catch
it before it has time to think, perhaps I should say, to act. For this
purpose the bait gatherers will do better in pairs. One holds the can
and lantern, while the other seizes the worm. Always grab the worm at
the place just above the earth.

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