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Rh —belt guides. Full running pant pattern—especially desirable for summer use. Order according to age and waist

* Shoes: Any good shoe that is made up for the purpose of ease, and comfort in tramping will serve the boy scout's needs. The Boy Scout shoe is convenient, inexpensive and especially designed for scouting. Price $2.50

'Signal Flags: These can be made from muslin or bunting which may be secured at local stores. It is recommended that

each scout make his own flags. Regulation sizes of the semaphore 18 in. by 18 in. and the Morse or Myer flag 24 in. by 24 in. as shown in illustration.

Staff: Ash or bamboo, two metres, (6 it. 6½ in.), in length and about one and one-half inches in diameter; marked off on one side in centimetres up to one-half metre, and the balance in metres. On the other side it should be marked off in inches up to one f6ot and the balance in feet. The staff should have a blunt end. Scouts should make their own staffs whenever it is possible for them to secure the lumber.

Hoe or rake handles make excellent staffs. These can be procured through any local dealer at a nominal sum.

'The Scout Staff and Its Uses

Many boys, upon taking up the Scout Movement, are dubious about the value of the scout staff and many friends of the movement ask "Why does a boy scout carry a staff?"

Experience has proven it to be one of the most helpful articles of equipment. In order to show this we are reproducing through the courtesy of Lieut-Gen. Sir Robert S. S. Baden