Chapter 4 HOW TO BUILD A FIRE

HOW TO LAY AND LIGHT A FIRE

AN EXPERIENCE WITH TENDERFEET

MODERN FEAR OF DOING MANUAL LABOR

MATCHES

FIRE-MAKERS AND BABYLONIANS

THE PALPITATING HEART OF THE CAMP

GUMMY FAGOTS OF THE PINE

HOW TO MAKE A FIRE IN WET WEATHER

BACKWOODSMEN'S FIRE

THE NECESSITY OF SMALL KINDLING WOOD

GOOD FIREWOOD

ADVANTAGE OF SPLIT WOOD

FIRE-DOGS

HOW TO OPEN A KNIFE

HOW TO WHITTLE; HOW TO SPLIT A STICK WITH A KNIFE

BONFIRES AND COUNCIL FIRES

CAMP MEETING TORCH FIRES

EXPLODING STONES

CHARACTER IN FIRE

SLOW FIRES, SIGNAL FIRES AND SMUDGES

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