cool, the best way to camp is in the open, sleeping on beds of boughs,
about a roaring fire, and with one blanket under and another over
During the autumn and when the weather is dry and the nights not too
cool, the best way to camp is in the open, sleeping on beds of boughs,
about a roaring fire, and with one blanket under and another over.
protection for his face or body he catches the ‘hot’ balls the giver
sends to him
The catcher stands behind the bat and without gloves, and with no
protection for his face or body he catches the ‘hot’ balls the giver
sends to him. The balls are not heavy enough to be dangerous.
two a ‘fight’ can be arranged for
Playing whip-top alone soon gets to be monotonous, but where there are
two a ‘fight’ can be arranged for. At the word ‘go,’ two boys spin
their tops, and then lash them till they crash together. The tops must
be kept within a described ring, and the one that knocks the other out
is regarded as the King top. If a boy strikes his opponent”s top, it
is a ‘foul,’ and he loses the game. Another contest is where, after
the lashing, one calls ’stop.’ The one that ‘dies’ first, is naturally
out.
opponent before the play, and means that you must put back all but one
marble
_Fen Dubs_, an abbreviation of ‘defend doubles,’ is shouted by an
opponent before the play, and means that you must put back all but one
marble.
baseball, but no instructions can take the place of practice, and it
will be better if this can be done under the direction of an expert
It would take a whole book properly to go into the details of
baseball, but no instructions can take the place of practice, and it
will be better if this can be done under the direction of an expert.
Barcelona bona, strike;
Care, ware, frow, frack,
Hallico, ballico, we, wo, wack!
Huddy, goody, goo,
Out goes you!
Eatum, peatum, penny pie,
Babyloni, stickum stie,
Stand you out there by!
The tendency in diving is to keep the eyes closed. There is a feeling
that if they are opened the water will hurt them, or that its touch
will be painful; but this is a great mistake. If the water is clear,
and clear water is the best to swim in, one can see under water nearly
as well as on top and the eyes are in no way affected.
gum
A friend assures me that he has mended a punctured tire with chewing
gum. Now I do not think well of the chewing gum habit, but if the
stuff can be found to have better uses, I am not the one to discourage
it. So it might be well to carry a supply to fill punctured tires.
This is said to be the way to use it. Let all the air out of the tire,
then with a flat piece of wood force the gum into the hole–of course
the gum must be ‘chewed’ first to make it soft. Plaster some over the
hole, then bind the place with a strip of rag on your handkerchief.
This done, pump in the air and ride with care.
large areas of British North America
Without snow shoes, winter travel would be well nigh impossible over
large areas of British North America. We are indebted to the Indians
for this valuable aid to locomotion.
talent for such work, it will be easier to save your money and then
buy such a boat as you need, or if you cannot do this, get a carpenter
who knows how to build such a craft to make the boat for you
After all, unless all the conditions are favorable, and you have great
talent for such work, it will be easier to save your money and then
buy such a boat as you need, or if you cannot do this, get a carpenter
who knows how to build such a craft to make the boat for you.