an assistant grasp the tongue with a handkerchief and keep it pulled forward.

It will make it much easier if you have another person push on the ribs for you when you relax the arms, as shown in Figure 5. Have him place the hands as shown in the figure with

Don't Give Up the thumbs toward the medium line in front, the fingers farther away, the palms just below the breasts; this will make the boy's nipples come just midway between the ends of the thumbs and the middle joint of the forefinger. Press firmly downward and inward toward the backbone.

Continue these motions about fifteen times per minute. Keep this up until the boy begins to breathe, himself. When done properly, the work is hard for the operator, and he should be relieved by some one else as soon as he gets tired.

As soon as the boy begins to breathe himselfbut not before-his limbs should be well rubbed toward the heart. This will Warmth and Quiet help to restore the circulation. He should afterward be put to bed, well covered with warm blankets, hot stones being placed at his feet, and warm drinks administered. Fresh air and quiet will do the rest.

"Boys' Drill Regulation," published by the National First Aid Association of America, and "Boys' Life Brigade Manual of Drill," published

by the Boys' Life Brigade, London, EngBooks land, are two small books containing a

number of practical drills which may be

used in training the boys in camp for emergency work.

Every camp for boys, no matter how small or how large, should plan for instruction

Instruction in First Aid. This may be done by the camp physician, the director, the physical director, or some physician invited to spend several days in the camp.

The illustration on page 174 shows how one hundred boys were trained in Camp Couchiching. The "litter" drill was especially attractive to the boys of Camp Becket. The boys were sent out in the

woods in brigades of five each, one of whom Drills was the leader. Only a small hatchet was taken by each squad. One of the boys was supposed to have broken his leg. An improvised

"litter, or stretcher, was made of saplings or boughs, strapped together with handkerchiefs and belts, so that in ten minutes after they left the camp the first squad returned with the boy on the litter and in a fairly comfortable condition.

A course of health talks given in popular form by those who are well versed upon Health Talks the subject, cannot help but be instructive and productive of a

greater ambition on the part of the boy to take good care of his body. The following list of subjects is suggestive:

The Human Body and How to Keep It in Health

The American Red Cross Society, 715 Union Trust Bldg., Washington, D. C., issues a series of

five handsomely lithographed wall charts mounted on linen and heavy rollers. These charts are numbered as follows and may be purchased for $2.50 for the set.

Chart I. The Skeleton; Chart II. The Muscles; Chart III. Scheme of Systematic Circulation; Chart IV. Fracture and Dislocation; Chart V. Arteries and Points of Pressure for Controlling Hemorrhage.

These charts will make the talks doubly attractive. Honor points are given boys for essays written upon the Health Talks. Some camps found that boys were desirous of taking examinations in First Aid. In one camp twenty-three boys won the Certificates of the American Red Cross Society. For information write to the Educational Department of the International Committee, Young Men's Christian Association, 124 East 28th Street, New York, or the American Red Cross Society. (See address, page 199.)

CHAPTER XVI

PERSONAL HYGIENE

EATING TEETH-HANDS-EYES-EARS - NOSE HAIR-FEET- - INTERNAL ORGANS - BATHING SLEEP-CLOTHING

Very little thought is given by the boy to what he eats, as long as it suits his taste, and there is an ample supply. The causes of most skin diseases are largely traceable to diet. Chew the food slowly. Don't "bolt" food. Your stomach is not like that

of a dog. Food must be thoroughly masEating ticated and moistened with saliva. Hasty

chewing and swallowing of food makes masses which tend to sour and become poison. This often accounts for the belching of gas, sense of burning and pain, and other forms of distress after eating. Drink before or after meals. Don't overeat. Conversation aids digestion. Eating between meals is detrimental to good digestion. Regular meal hours should prevail. After dinner is the best time to eat candy or sweets.

If the tooth brush gets lost make one out of a dry stick, about six inches long, which can be