Young Knights of the Empire

Table of Contents

• Foreword.
  The Scout Law.
  HONOUR -- Law 1. A SCOUT'S HONOUR IS TO BE TRUSTED.
   
• LOYALTY -- Law 2. A SCOUT IS LOYAL to the King, and to his officers, and to his parents, his Country, his employers, and to those under his orders. He must stick to them through thick and thin against anyone who is their enemy or who even talks badly of them.
  Antartic Scouting.
  Some Famous Victories Through Loyalty to Leaders.
  Balaclava.
  "The Thin Red Line."
  The Loyalty of Jack Tars.
   
• USEFULNESS -- Law 3. A SCOUT'S DUTY IS TO BE USEFUL AND TO HELP OTHERS.
  Do It Now.
  Good Turns.
  "An Awful Accident."
  Scouts' Good Turns.
  Gallantry of Boy Scouts in Helping the Police.
  The Scout of Labrador.
  A Plucky Boy Scout.
  A Scout Who was a Scamp.
  Tracking Exercise.
   
• FRIENDLINESS -- Law 4. A SCOUT IS A FRIEND TO ALL and a Brother to every other Scout, no matter to what social class the other belongs.
  Doctoring the Natives.
  The Swastika.
  Our Buttonhole Badge.
  Chilian Scouts.
   
• POLITENESS -- LAW 5. A SCOUT IS COURTEOUS.
  Knight's Oath on Investiture.
  A.D. 506.
  A Dirty Gentleman.
  What is a Gentleman?
  Scouts of the Desert.
   
• KINDNESS TO ANIMALS -- Law 6. A SCOUT IS A FRIEND TO ANIMALS.
  The Right Way to go Birds'-Nesting.
  Birds' Nests.
  Bird Migration.
  Studying Animals.
  Chivalry to a Sheep.
  Lord Nelson at a Bull Fight.
  A Good Young Scout.
   
• OBEDIENCE -- Law 7. A SCOUT OBEYS ORDERS of his parents, Patrol-leader, or Scoutmaster without question.
  Play the Game.
  British Discipline.
  A Disobedient Scout.
  Scout Text.
  The Silent King of Ashanti.
  Shouting Scouts at Wimbledon.
   
• CHEERFULNESS -- Law 8. A SCOUT SMILES AND WHISTLES UNDER ALL DIFFICULTIES.
  The Scout's Smile.
  Fighting from a Chair.
  How to Live Long.
  The Only Bad Thing.
  An Ancient Inscription.
  Don't Stand with your Back to the Sun.
  Lord Roberts.
   
• THRIFT -- Law 9. A SCOUT IS THRIFTY.
  The Man Who "Stuck To It".
  Money is not Everything.
  How a Poor Boy Became Rich.
  Thrift is Manliness.
   
• CLEANLINESS -- Law 10. A SCOUT IS CLEAN IN THOUGHT, WORD AND DEED.
  Manliness is not Dirtiness.
  The Order of the Bath.
  Spitting.
  The War Against Consumption.
   
• TRAVELS ABROAD -- Camping in Norway.
  A Camp Bedroom.
  The Camp Fire.
  Hooks and Pot-Hooks.
   
• A Boat Voyage.
  The Jasjvold Saeter.
  Exploring the Gorge.
  The Trout Stream.
  Stalking.
   
• How to Fish.
  Fly-Fishing.
  Repairing a Rod.
  Fishermen's Knots.
  Killing Fish.
  Cleaning a Fish.
  How to Cook Your Fish.
  The Fisherman's Hail.
   
• FOREIGN BOY SCOUTS -- The Norwegians.
  The Swedes.
  The Danes.
  The Dutch Scouts.
  Belgian Scouts.
  
   
• A Trip to Algeria.
  Algiers.
  Constantine.
  A Roman House.
  An Arab Market.
  The Spahis.
  A Tramping Camp.
  A Fortified Farm.
  Cliff Homes.
  A Mountain of Salt.
  In a Gale.
  
   
• Arabs' Candles.
  A Dragon's Lair.
  Arab Politness.
  The Hot Springs of Hammam Mousketine.
  The Arab Marriage.
  A Good Turn to a Donkey.
  A Camp Invention.
  Truffle Hunting.
  An Ex-Boy Scout.
  THE STORY OF THE SIWASH ROCK.
  
   
• Tunis.
  Carthage.
  Boar Hunting.
  Elephants Used in War.
  A Brave Man Faces Torture.
  A Catapult.
  Malta.
  Never Say Die.
  The Maltese Cross.
  How Malta Came to be British.
  Maltese Boy Scouts.
  My Dghaisa.
  
   
• Sicily.
  The Ear of Dionysius.
  Carts in Sicily.
  A Musical Saddle.
  Taormina.
  Naples. - Vesuvius.
  Pompeii.
  Boy Scouts of Naples.
  
   
• ON AN ORIENT STEAMSHIP -- Our Floating Home.
  In the Engine Room.
  The Stokehold.
  The Laundry.
  Our Birthday Cake.
  Food and Feeding.
  Potato Peeling.
  A Good Dinner.
  An Echo of the Zulu War.
  
   
• Sea Scouting.
  Sir Francis Drake.
  Nelson.
  Our Lifeboatmen.
  Seamanship Games.
  Smugglers.
  Treasure Island.
  Water Sports.
  Jack Tars' Presence of Mind.
  How Van Tromp's Broom Was Raised--And Lowered.
  How the Whip Was Hoisted.
  
   
• The Loss of the "C 11."
  A Sailor Hero.
  Fishermen Heroes.
  A Brave Sea Scout.
  Sea Scouts.
  Generals Who Were Sailors.
  When Sea Scouting Helped Me.
  The Sea Scouts in War.
  
   
• How to Become a Backwoodsman.
  Tents.
  The "Tramp" Tent.
  The "Bivouac" Tent.
  The "Cabul" Tent.
  "Cabul" Tent Poles.
  Tent Making.
  The Material.
  Sewing.
  Tent Poles.
  Tent Pegs.
  Framework.
  Thatching.
  
   
• Camp Furniture.
  Hut Building.
  Horn Drinking Cups.
  The Axe.
  Using the Axe.
  Felling a Tree.
  Cutting the Kerf.
  Things to Look Out For.
  Fire-Lighting.
  Tips for the Camping Season.
  How to Make a Camp Bed.
  How a Tenderfoot Sits Down.
  
   
• TRAINING AND TRACKING -- Zulu Training.
  Tracking by Touch.
  Jackal Catching.
  Conclusion.
  The Scout Law.
  
   
• INDEX.