magnifying glass. Show that no two persons' prints
are alike._

IN TOWN.--_Practice your girls first in walking
down a street to notice the different kinds of
shops as they pass, and to remember them in their
proper sequence at the end._

_Then to notice and remember the names on the
shops._

_Then to notice and remember the contents of a
shop window after two minutes' gaze. Finally, to
notice the contents of several shop windows in
succession with half a minute at each. Give marks
for the fullest list._

_The Guides must also notice prominent buildings
as landmarks, and the number of turnings off the
street they are using._

IN THE COUNTRY.--_Take the patrol out for a walk
and teach the girls to notice distant prominent
features, such as hills, church steeples, and so
on; and as nearer landmarks such things as
peculiar buildings, trees, rocks, gates, by-roads
or paths, nature of fences, crops different kinds
of trees, birds, animals, tracks, people,
vehicles, etc. Also any peculiar smells of plants,
animals, manure, etc.; whether gates or doors were
open or shut, whether any smoke from chimneys,
etc._

_Send Guides out in pairs._

_It adds to the value of the practice if the
instructor makes a certain number of small marks
in the ground beforehand, or leaves buttons or
matches, etc., for the girls to notice or to pick
up and bring in as a means of making them examine
the ground close to them as well as distant
objects._

PRACTICES IN NATURAL HISTORY.--_Take out Guides to
get specimens of leaves, fruit, or blossoms of
various trees, shrubs, etc., and observe the shape
and nature of the tree both in summer and in
winter._

_Collect leaves of different trees; let Guides
make tracings of them and write the name of the
tree on each._

_In the country make Guides examine crops in all
stages of their growth, so that they know pretty
well by sight what kind of crop is coming up._

_Start gardens if possible, either a patrol garden
or i