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l|MP£RATE -WiTH—SCdilT:; In connection Mth the boy scout aof . Forest Protection-!-week lastlt;Mi| ; the state forester of Minnesota NvrtSt A as follows to the national council: ■;“I have always been very much ir terested in the work of the bo; ! scouts arid will gladly avail- myself o . any opportunity to J co-operate wit • this organization. While in the pas there has been a* certain amount o f co-operation between the scouts ahi the forest service, 1 think it is pos slble to greatly increase this, 'in m; opjnlon, this is one of,the best mean of educating the public in regard t the conservation of our natural' re sources. The boy scout of today i the voter and business man of tomor row, and his actions in the future wil be determined largely by the trainin; and education lie receives now.“The forest officers in the state service are all very much interested ii boy scouts. In fact, some of our mei are scoutmasters and others act in ai advisory capacity on matters pertain ing to woonseraft and forestry. Wlt; frequently give talks to scout troop: and meetings of scoutmasters. A our recent rangers’ meeting we askec some of the scoutmasters to take ai active part in the discussion. Tliii they did, and some very valuabh ideas were worked out.“JVe are furnishing some 1,500 smal trees which are to be planted am taken care of by the boys at their sum mer camps. -These plantations will blt; in the nature of boy scouts forests.”SCOUTS THERE WITH FiRST AIDSCOUT PREPAREDNESS.It certainly pays to be prepared. A scout may work his fingers nearly off on first aid practice and never have a chance to put his skill to real, sure-enough rescue work, but then again— when he least expects ifi the opportunity may he -bis to do a real job of life saving. Hero is a case in point. A boy and his little sister were alone in' a house. The little girl, running across the room, slipped and falling forward ran her arm through the window pane, severing an artery. What would the average boy do? Run for help? Telephone for the doctor? Well and good. But, in the meantime, a severed artery means terrific loss of blood, and even death unless it is checked instantly. , There isn’t time for ordinary precautions. It is a case of instant action. Luckily in'the instance here cited, the hoy was a boj plus, that is, a boy scout and he tools charge of the situation himself, improvised a tourniquet to stop tije flow • of blood and then sent for the doctor. When the fatter arrived he declared that the boy’s prompt. action undoubt-eadly saved the child’s life. -SCOUT TRAINING SAVES LIFE.Little Mildred Cannon, a five-year-' old youngster, started a little campfire of her own in her back yard. I-Ier clothing caught fire and the child ran screaming toward the house. «Her brother Eugene, a ^fourteen-year-old scout, heard the little one’s: outcry 'and rushing to the rescue rolled her in the sand, extinguishing the flamqs, undoubtedly saving the child from being burned to depth. Another incident which goes to prove that a scout really is prepared and doesn’t lose his head in time of emergency;;ask the scouts.Two hundred Brooklyn scouts are acting as volunteer: police *in Prospect patrk, aiding In the park department’s Save the Parks” drive.Every year'our forests are., illegally robbed to obthin. Christmas trees, half of which are never sold or used. Hep-.' uty- Foyr't Supervisor* Kirby of. Ari-eii'Mi-taH a 'scout- troop^s- services,
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Newburgh Register
Newburgh, Indiana, US
Fri, Feb 03, 1922
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