_Worth Remembering_. It is not well for a lot of boys, no matter how
strong and intelligent, to go off camping unless one of their number
has had practical experience in that kind of life. It would be better
to have a man in the party and to follow his instructions, as a
soldier obeys his superior.
let me say it is better to start with a club
Individual uniforms should be considered where clubs are formed, and
let me say it is better to start with a club. Uniforms for boys need
not be expensive; shirts of one color will do with the addition of a
home cap. Pads on the knees and along the thighs, as well as rough
mitts are of use in sliding.
necessary for swimming is _confidence_
Beyond the practice that makes for perfection, the only other thing
necessary for swimming is _confidence_. Every man, woman, and child–
even if never in the water before–could keep afloat if he, she or it
had the required confidence, but as they have not this confidence, the
question is: ‘How can it be acquired?’
The poet Pope says, ‘The proper study of mankind is man.’ If he did
not mean this to include boys, then I don”t quite agree with him, for
I have found boys and girls, too, be it said, as a rule, far more
interesting as objects of study than the average grown-up.
only to be excused in the novice or the lady bather we see at our
watering-places bobbing up and down at the end of a rope
To walk into the water and ‘duck’ is rather an ignominious proceeding,
only to be excused in the novice or the lady bather we see at our
watering-places bobbing up and down at the end of a rope. The swimmer
should not rest content until he is able to plunge in like a workman;
but first, a word of caution! Never attempt to dive unless you know
that the water is deep enough for the purpose.
feats as he can, but at the first failure the second boy takes the
knife and does the same
The rule is for the first boy to take the knife and go through as many
feats as he can, but at the first failure the second boy takes the
knife and does the same. And when all but one have succeeded, the
penalty for failure is as follows:
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I look back at with the most pleasure–who was holding a smaller boy
under the water
The first hard fight I ever had was with a big boy–it is the conflict
I look back at with the most pleasure–who was holding a smaller boy
under the water. We fought quite naked, and–well, I licked the bully,
and never after that did he try to frighten small boys in that
swimming hole.
I like work that develops the ingenuity of the boy. On a long mill
pond out in Kentucky–this was some years ago–I came upon some boys
who were managing a raft propelled by a sail made from two bed sheets.
The body of this strange craft consisted of four logs, sharpened at
the bow and of varying length, so as to present a wedge point to the
water. Across the logs cleats were nailed that kept them together and
answered for a deck. A stout pole, secured in front, served for a mast
and a smaller pole, with a piece of board nailed to the end, acted as
a rudder.
Sailing before the wind is easy enough. It is in tacking and beating
up against the wind that skill and care are required. Jibing, that is
changing the boom and sail when tacking, requires the greatest care,
particularly if the wind is stiff, and beginners should never be
permitted to attempt it.