THE GIRL GUIDES

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19899, 30 May 1936, Page 20 (Supplement)

THE GIRL GUIDES

alconn GLIIS MDGI. , Now that your holloays are over and you are all back to normal routine, we continue with our Second Class talks, so that you can collect coples [or your Patrol boxes. Lay and “got a Fire—Using not more than two matches. Thls is very Important, us a Guide should be able to light a fire in any weather. otherwlse on a wet mornlng in camp there would be a. very hungry company if the cook patrol could not light the fire. The Site—First mm a suitable mace for your nro-llghtlug. if you can, choose a barren lunch or ground, free from grass ’or \\‘EL’KIS. This should be cleared of any twigs or bits oi" dry wood, which mlght lead to a larger llm than the one hrtended. It should be well away from bushes or ovcrhauglng branches, which might also catch llre. 11‘ you must light your fire on grass land, a son must llrst be removed. Cut lt out \\‘lth a knife, roll it and take it well away from the fire. where It cannot be trampled on, but do not lose lt altogether. l’lare it somewhere where lt can keep fresh and be ready to replace when the fireplace Is no longer needed. If the earth under-l llelllll the sod is damn), floor the hole \\‘lth‘ stones or parallel hits or dry wood. ‘ Next, collect your klndllng. Klmlllng.—The best form of klndllnz is hrackcu or small twigs or or: dead 11-

tree. A good substitute may be found in a i‘uzzyvsticlt. in the making of a fuzzy‘ stick, you will need a sharp knife and a piece or soft dry wood. about one foot ilons'. Point one end as if you were sharpening a pencil. rutllnx away from you, not towards you. Now holding the stick by the point, place the other end asalnst a ilrm and solid object. Whittle long thin strips from the point to about halt-way down the stick. The art of preventing the knife from slicing the shaving completely off the stick consists in letting the knife cut more deeply into the stick towards the end or the stroke. *Any uuide cutting herself will. or course, fail in her test. as a Second Class Guide should know how to use a knife. There should be no accidents if you remember to cut away tram yourself. If using dry bracken. twigs, (lead plant stalks. etc.. make into a small bundle and tie with a piece of grass; this can be made to stand up like a stnall wlg-wam and will form the heart of your tire. (More next week.) THOUGHT lOR TH! went. Thou who try to make happiness for other. cannot. help but obtain come for themselves. ~ r” IXIDCIOEI. Lt i 50 many girls wonder how they can keep their hips slim. The answer is simple‘ enough: do high klcks every morning and evening. They must be really proper hishl 'kicks, not halt-hearted attempts. The foot‘ ‘should come up above the head in tront. Kick alternately with each leg. At nrst lyou will not do more than 10 successive Kicks without being quite exhausted. After a little while you will do its. and so you will get on until—like a stage chorus—you can keep it up for 150 to 200 times. Here is another good exercise—Lie on your back on the floor. Hands on the hips. liaise the right leg with the heel well stretched to a perpendicular position; take it over to the right sideways and touch the floor with the root it you can. with. out rolling again. then over to the left, as far as you can without rolling over. and up again and down. Then the left leg the same. Repeat with the right and left less alternately. counting six for each leg. GAME. —_ ‘ “110 are the Sougsters?——This tame. can be played indoors or out. it is played similarly to musirul chairs, except that a player stands blindfolded In the middle of a circle and starts to sing a popular song. llirt-cliy she starts to sink the players move Silently round the circle, ill which are placed two pier-es of newspaper. Players, must Stop rut this paper. and the two who are stlituiinir on them when the hllndfolriedl player In the niiiltlll‘ stops slnlltna' must take tip the sum; from where she left nit. 'l‘ho blindfolded player must guess before Illf‘ mid of the rlinrus who they are. if shr guesses both Sllt‘ is given a special mark whivh counts at the and of the game. but if she guesses only one that one changes places with her. and there is no special mark. The new player can commence a tliil'crent tune. but it should he one all know. Newspapers can be placed Close together, bill it is murh more run it the: are opposite sides or the circle. ' _—_. GUIDES OF OTHER LANDS. Belgium. There are two nssuriailons. i, Aggncm. tlnn Catlinlique df‘S Guides Briers. in this association tlirrc al'r about. lilo llall’irpre illiil ion Guides (.\lnrcsi, hr llt'uwnivs (illrnntlt-lics) lll(‘l't‘ urn m-t-r 100. 2. Tim ASSnl‘ltilitvll tics _liiri lllllilt‘i (in llrlirlqun 1.- im- Hillt‘l' association. with Cadet iiankv vrs (>lukinll'l‘s) lllilllllPl‘lllK about :in‘ lllliiL't‘i‘i 1:10, Guides (.\lnces) 300 and iirnu'nieé li.nilllsi iipnl‘ut. 91m. The ltadlre (\l‘ the (latlmliquii Guides is .1 small cross with the Trottnl set in the wry t'l'ntt'e. and their motto is " Toulonrs l‘rotc- " (meaning: aiunys ready), while the lmdgc or the Guide (10. lleligiquc is a trefoil with GALE. on lllt‘ top tear and three circles lulvt‘\\'o\"‘n. Al'rnss the centre of the two lower leaves. The” motto is “Sat: l'rete" unentiing I am prepared). The uniform is n'uv" lilue Skirt, nary Jumper, with green llt,‘ and navy hat. -————__ NATURE. I I Now that most of the trees have lost their foliage it is very interesllnk to look at them all in their " winter dress," «its» ‘cover all about them. and then go into some park and try to Identify thr- treas there from the desrriptihn you have made or tho, nihr-rs. It is very new to It'll tram hv their tomes—hut really more lnlt‘l'i‘rllllkl anti PVt‘lllllK to try and pick thrtn in the' winter time. I