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Could survive

How would you build

sleep?

a shelter?

On what would you

How many fires could you light from one box of matches? Could you light a fire after tho match supply had been exhausted?

What is a fire stick?

What kind of fire would you make? What wood would you use? Could you cook over a wood fire? Could you bake? Would your diet be varied? Do you know of a od wild sub.. alltute for tea-and Tee?

you know the wholesome berries and wild fruits? The poison-

Do

ous plants?

What birds eggs are fi to eat? Can you shoo17

Could you catch fish? Do you know the lures and bolts?

Can you read a trail? Could you stalk game? Do you know any woodcraft?

Story in the grass

A BLURRED print in the

mud, a lone feather,

D

few drops of blood on the grass; these are sufficient to tell the story of an animal tragedy. Could you read that story?

Could you find your way by the stars?

Can you and the Pole Star?

Are you versed in-weather lore? What would you do if you heard the shrill death Ser Com of Д rabbit?

Are you afraid of the darkness?

-You were placed in

a well-wooded, well- watered and game - stock country, miles away from civilisation, with only

A Powerful air-

rifle

1,000 pellets One box of matches

A blanket A

minimum warm clothing

of.

A dixie, consisting of frying pan, saucepan and plate

One cwt. flour

One packet salt

A. fishing rod and

tackle

100 yards string An axe

A hunting knife

Could you withstand the strain of dandelion (eaten like watercress). on the nerves occasioned by the Tea: The green leaves of the wild night sounds in the woods; the rose are a good substitute for tea. weird cries of hunting owl, the

The shools of the common nettle wind muttering in the trees, and the are good for soups, which could be hollow sound of fish rising in the seasoned by the use of wild thyme and water miat. The roots of chicory can be dried and used for coffee; they can also be used as a vegetable.

darkness of the lake?

Could you endure the loneliness -and, if not, what steps could you take to gain companionship?

Could you survive?

Building

a shelter

WITH the aid of the axe..

The young fronds of common bracken cooked carefully are almost Indistinguishable from asparagus,

Plants that are. poisonous

THERE are many poison-

plants, including

and hunting knife a sound shelter could be bullt. Three long slicks, or branches, ereeled tripod. fashion, could serve as the frame- Monkshood, the root of which is work of the shelter, these being often mislaken for horse radish. thatched by bracken, heather, or This is the most deadly of English plants Colour, purple; three feet

grass.

Dry bracken makes a comfortable high, dark green leaves. maitress, The one blanket would be Deadly nightshade: stalk, hair most useful when wrapped round the green; colour, green shot with red; body, enclosing the feet tightly. In flower, dull purple; berry, size of this way the beat of the body is re- wild cherry, colour, green changing talned.

to polished hello black.

A bundle of dried grass, tled at the ends with string, makes a com- fortable pillow.

Hemlock, cuckoo plnt and marsh marigold are all poisonous, and the berries of the yew are fatal to eat. The average box of matches con- Every man should be able to shoot. tains 30

which might It is good for the cyg and nerves. matches, provide 50 Orcs. But a single The modern air-rifle is too powerful. match can be split into two ia to be dismissed as a boy's toy; It can sharp hunting knife is used care- kill moderate size game at a range fully. Brimstone and wood should of from fifty to seventy yards. be split from the head down.

Matches must be kept dry. A damp match may sometimes be dried by rubbing through the hair.

Fire sticks are made by whiltiing" a stick so that shavings curl on it but do not drop off; four of these sticks, built up pyramid shape, are the foundations of a good fire.

Birch bark for tinder

To bait a line

PATIENCE as well as skill is needed to become "a successful angler.

Worm

શૈ universal balt. Practically all fish can be caught Good spots for ronch, dace and trout are generally below overhanging bushes. Much success may be attained by ishing for roach

on worm.

THERE are many ways of and dace with д tiny blob of pasie

making fire by friction of (dough) on a small hook.

Many fish, including the tasty hard woods. The simplest consists

of a wooden block with a groove cut perch, сал be caught on night into it, along which a stick is rubbed lines, a length of line with balted

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of rubbing is necessary.

spot (on the outskirts of a bed of Tinder (shredded birch bark is an weeda) and left overnight.

Additional floats could be made excellant tinder) must be handy, and dry and inflammable.

from crow feathers; one of the rife. Flint and steel is an advance on pallets could be used as a weight, the friction method. The back of and, in an emergency, a tiny sharp- the blade of the hunting knife ened bird claw or fish bone could be makes a good steel and will produce used as a hook.

sparks 1 struck sharply against a The four salient laws of the wild Mint or hard stone,

are silence, patience, alertness, cun- The vital part of the operation is ning. the ratching of the spark on

To succeed in woodcraft a the tinder, which, being subjected to must use his cycs, cars and nose. hard blowing, or being whirled round Clothing should be khoki, green or

in the hand, will Bame up.

Ash and beech are good woods. for slow fires; lime and pine for quick fres. A cooking are should be small and free from arnoke; allowance being made for plenty of air and draught.

grey.

How to carry a rifle

man

IN stalking, copy the animal.

Creep with the stealth of

In camp, cleanliness is essential. Rubbish which cannot be burned the cat. Take every possible chance should be buried.

of cover. Travel always into the

Two of the simplest forms of wind, remembering that the wind is bread baked over a camp fre are seldom constant.

"twist and "damper." For "twist If stalking to kill, with loaded the dough is wound on a clean ride, keep the trigger away from warmed stick, warmed to ensure that Jutting thicket or twigs,

Avold

the bread is baited inside as well as dead leaves, and wood, which are out, and baked over a good fire of liable to crackle.

In tracking, memorise the print. glowing embers.

For damper" a thin flat cake of When the trail is lost, mark the spot dough is placed between two large and then cast around in a widening, leaves and inserted in the embers of circle. a hot fre. When baked the leaves can be peeled off.

hog.

trout.

The North Pole star is the star that never moves. To find the Pole

Great Bear.

The lowest two

you if-

and red; spiders lightering their webs.

Friendship

with animals

SIGNS of fine weather: birds flying high; spiders webs

on hedges and bracicen covered with dew on a misty morning; webs spun from branch to branch of trees.

The south wind brings, heat; east wind, clear and cold weather. Hain comes with the south-west wind.

The death scream of a rabbit may mean a free meal.. A stoat-killed rabbit is just as good to cat as one killed by the ride, or trap.

If a man badly needed companion- ship, he could tame a wild creature and take it as a pet-a young rabbit, a hedgehog, a squirrel, or, beat of all, a young otter. With a young otter as a friend and companion he would never feel lonely.

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"With the aid of the axe and hunting knife a sound shelter can be

built."

Would it be a difcult task survive? To most people it would,

to

but it is by no means impossible,

The means at survival are at hand. Indeed, there are luxuries in the form of the rifle, the fishing Tod and the salt Making good use of these advantages every man should survive for some consider- able time.

Could you?

LITTLE SUMMER in WALES

FTER 31x months*

turned

ab-

to-

I sence

to North Wales last week-end.

by Tom Stephenson

Two nights' travelling for two days on the hills may seem doubtful pleasure, but those days were worth it, and on the homeward Journey wondered

at my folly in staying away so long.

It was nearing midnight when we reached Bellws y Coed. Everyone in the valley was 'nbed, and not a solitary light was visible. But the moon was riding high, flooding the hills with soft gold, streaming through the woods, and transforming the road into a river of light.

On the way to Capel Curig the River Lluguy welcomed us with sweet and varied music, enough in itself to make one thankful to be back in the hills. A deepening roar indicated we wera this diminished as we left the falls approaching Swallow Falla. Gradually

behind, fading to a faini murmur until we reached Ty Hyll Bridge.

splashing. then another diminuendo A brief spell of sibilant rushing and

and a spell of liquid whispers across

the meadows were the accompaniment to Pont Cyfyng. One more crescendo .and the music subsided into the gentle strains that were to be our lullaby. Moel Slabod's conical creat mado n brave show in the moonlight. but from the height on which the Guest House standa there was a yet grander prospect. The peaks of Snowdon stood out sharp and bold in the clear night air, Crib Goch, Carnedd Ugain. Y Wyddfa and Lliwedd were all in view and calling for conquest.

For a brief moment we played with the nation.pt moonlight round of that Horseshoe" of peaks. It was a tempting thought, but after a belated supper we felt in a less romantic mood and bed seemed an attractive prospect.

Next morning the hills we had seen In the moonlight had lost nothing of their glory, and Snowdon was in full view to Ita topmost peak, and all day · long the sun played on the hills and shadowed every hollow and dimple.

A farmer, we met informed us the Welsh had a name for such weather

"It was no good getting

angry with my customers"

MO, SM HOT AT ALL SATISFIED TO-DAY PHILLIT, 4 SHALL ASK FOR ANOTHER ASSISTANT NEXT TIME- YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN

ANDI

EVEN WAKE

UP TIRKO

ANY TROUBLE!

REJUV

SHE HASNY GHEN

ME PROPER

ATTENTION

1428 ... ITS A CASE ON NIGHT STARVATION PROBABLY YOU DONT REALIZE THAT YOU USE UP SHERGY EVEN WHILE YOU SLEEP. IT TAKES 20000 MUSCULAR EFFORTS JUST TO BREASHE IN THIS SHERGY IS NOT REPLACED, OF COURES". YOU WAKE FELLING TIRED. HOW I WANT

YOU TO...

I'M EXTREMELY КОЛДУ

LADY CRAJU. ET WORT HAPPEN

AGADE

THAT EVENING

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FOR IT ON GEAR

LAB WITH TRE OLD

DO YOU AND 4. WAITING WHILE POP WHERE, ?I MUST GET SOME HOLLICKE. DOCTOR SAYE TO TAKE IT EVERY MIGHT 180 W

HORLICKA

Do YOU find your job a strain

on your patience?

W

The menu could afford great star one looks for the Plough, or If you find your job a strain on your nerves → this probably voriety:

Beat and Game: Rabbit', wood-

stars in the means you are suffering from "Night-Starvation." pigeon, pheasant, rook and hedge- Great Bear group are called the

polnters; a no drawn through Horlick's taken regularly at bed-time, guards

If Fish: Roach, dace, perch and them points to the Pole star.

the two pointers can be seen one against "Night-Starvation

replaces the Fruit: Blackberries, cranberries, knows which direction is north even burnt-up energy while you sleep. You wake up with wild raspberries and strawberries, if the Polu star is not visible, t

Eger: Starling, woodpigeon, moor=" If the evening star, Venus, can be new reserves of vitality and power Hoslick's has a ben and plovers

seen it will be in the west. If the most agreeable flavour, and it is very economical Honey: From the wild beer. moon rises full it will be in the east.

the milk is in it, you')

in if you need only add water. Nule: Hazel. (Beechnuts roasted Signs of wet weather: fish swim- and ground between stones make a ming near the surface; trout leap- splendid substitute for coffee,) gryping high; a large circle, surround-

W. 8. SHERLY & CO. Salads: Common-watercress; leaves ing the moon; the moon rising large

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in

October, The Welsh words I could not transcribo, but We were told they meant "Little Bum- mer." There was indeed a summer feeling in the air, but one only needed to get in the shadow of the crags to feel the autumn nip the air.

Tryfaen claimed us that day, and stringe to say we had the mountain to

ourselves. In mid-afternoon, satiated with cumbing, we sat on the summit by the pillars of Adam and Eya and watched the shadows lengthening bei low us and creeping round the valley. Far below in a little patch of green grassland we could see the farm of Gwern-y-goi-uchaf and there we were eventually drawn.

In a little parlour with flowery wall- paper wo were supplied with ten and home-made scones and confronted with a Victorian picture illustrating the vile "Doings of Drink"

Bunday gave us another equally de- lightful day on Idwal Slabs and son- armed us in the decision to return at no distant date. To make sure, I have - left my climbing boots and reps as Capel Curig..

OH HERVENÉ!

30 TIRED

WITH

*BUT SHELL KANY

A MED PACK

SHE DIDN'T AFTER ALL THES WANTED MUCH DONE THIS

MORNING MUSINT COLE

WE NEVER USED TO HAVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT YOUR WORK, PHYLLIS, BUT YOU ALWAYS SHEM TO BE SO

TIKED THESE DAYS, DONT

FOUGHT BÒ SEE

A DOCTOR?

SOME: MONTHS LATER

BY PATIENCE,

DE F'LL GET

TIGKED ÖFF

YES, PERHAPS PO BETTER, MADAM

-ÉM AFRAID PHYLUS. `IENT HERE ANY

LONGER, LADY GRAYLE -SHE WAS PROMOTED TO BE MANAGERESE OF A NEW BRANCH WINE OPENING

HORLICK'S guards against

NIGHT-STARVATION

THIS MEANS YOU SLEEP SOUNDLY WAKE REFRESHED AND HAVE

EXTRA ENERGY ALL DAY