TWO BOY SCOUTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1927, Page 3

TWO BOY SCOUTS.

A smali Scout rescued n bigger boy front drowning. Neither of them could swim, so it was a very brave net of that Scout to go in at the risk of his life to save the other. That Scout will not gel the highest reward, though Tie did a brave act. because be bad neglected to carry out the Scouts’ motto, ‘ lie Prepared,’ lie ought to have learnt to swim. Remember that, learn to swim, not for the fun of swimming, but to lie prepared to save life. Again a Scout saw a man run over by a train. The only chance of getting him out was to crawl under the train, and to do that lie bad to pass aVong a line on which another train was due. Tie dived down and got beneath the train just in t'ime. He saw the man’s leg was cut and bleeding. He stopped tbo bleeding by applying a tourniquet, and so saved the man’s life in a double way. That was a fine piece of work. He had the pluck to act on the spur of the moment. He knew wliat to no, and ho did the job. That was a real example of what a Scout could do. So T hope you will he prepared. In these days of motoring there are lots of accidents, I am glad to say. so there Is lots to do.”—Sir R. S. Hnden-Powell.