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Fun Outdoor Games and Activities - Guide to Outdoor Activities and Games

I. Introduction to Outdoor Sports and Games

The human body a perfect machine—How to keep well—Outdoor sleeping—Exercise and play—Smoking—Walking.

II. The Boy Scouts of America

Purpose—Scout Law—How to form a patrol of Scouts—Organization of a troop—Practical activities for Scouts—A Scout camp—Model Programme of Sir R.S.S. Baden-Powell Scout camp.

III. Types of Tent Camping

How to select the best place to pitch a tent—A brush bed—The best kind of a tent—How to make the camp fire—What to do when it rains—Fresh air and good food—The brush leanto and how to make it.

IV. Camp Cooking

How to make the camp fire range—Bread bakers—Cooking utensils—The grub list—Simple camp recipes.

V. Woodcraft

The use of an axe and hatchet—Best woods for special purposes—What to do when you are lost—Nature's compasses.

VI. Best Hunting Guns and Fire Arms

Importance of early training—nWhy a gun is better than a rifle—How to become a good shot.

VII. Sport Fishing

Proper tackle for all purposes—How to catch bait—The fly fisherman—General fishing rules.

VIII. Naturalist Camp

What is a true naturalist?—How to start a collection—Moth collecting—The herbarium.

IX. Water Life

The water telescope—How to manage an aquarium—Our insect friends and enemies—The observation beehive.

X. The Care of Pets

Cats—Boxes for song birds—How to attract the birds—Tame crows—The pigeon fancier—Ornamental land and water fowl—Rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and mice—How to build coops—General rules for the care of pets—The dog.

XI. The Care of Chickens

The best breed—Good and bad points of incubators—What to feed small chicks—A model chicken house.

XII. Winter Sports

What to wear—Skating—Skiing—Snowshoeing—Hockey.

XIII. Horsemanship

How to become a good rider—The care of horses—Saddles.

XIV. How to Paddle Canoe and Swim

The racing strokes—Paddling and sailing canoes.

XV. Baseball Pitching Lesson

How to organize a team and to select the players—The various positions—Curve pitching.

XVI. How to Play Football

The various positions and how to select men for them—Team work and signals—The rules.

XVII. Rules in Playing Lawn Tennis and Golf

How to make and mark a court—Clay and sod courts—The proper grip of the racket—Golf—The strokes and equipment.

XVIII. Photography

The selection of a camera—Snapshots vs. real pictures—How to make a photograph from start to finish.

XIX. Outdoor Sports for Girls

What to wear—Confidence—Horseback riding—Tennis—Golf—Camping.

XX. One Hundred Outdoor Games