round you, too, are the birds and animals and
insects, and the more you know of them the more
you begin to like them and to take an interest in
them; and once you take an interest in them you do
not want to hurt them in any way. You would not
rob a bird's nest; you would not bully an animal;
you would not kill an insect--once you have
realized what its life and habits are. In this
way, therefore, you fulfill the Guide Law of
becoming a friend to animals.

By living in camp you begin to find that though
there are many discomforts and difficulties to be
got over, they can be got over with a little
trouble and especially if you smile at them and
tackle them.

Then living among other comrades in camp you have
to be helpful and do good turns at almost every
minute, and you have to exercise a great deal of
give and take and good temper, otherwise the camp
would become unbearable.

So you carry out the different laws of
courteousness, of helpfulness, and friendliness to
others that come in the Guide Law. Also you pick
up the idea of how necessary it is to keep
everything in its place, and to keep your kit and
tent and ground as clean as possible; otherwise
you get into a horrible state of dirt, and dirt
brings flies and other inconveniences.

You save every particle of food and in this way
you learn not only cleanliness, but thrift and
economy. And you very soon realize how cheaply you
can live in camp, and how very much enjoyment you
can get for very little money. And as you live in
the fresh, pure air of God you find that your own
thoughts are clean and pure as the air around you.
There is hardly one of the Guide Laws that is not
better carried out after you have been living and
practising it in camp.

_Habits of Animals._--If you live in the country
it is of course quite easy to observe and watch
the habits of all sorts of animals great and
small. But if you are in a town there are many
difficulties to be met with. But at the same time
if you can keep pets of any kind, rabbits, rats,