When she is in trouble or in pain it will at once relieve her if she forces herself to smile—to "grin and bear it."
Scouts never grumble at hardships, nor whine at each other, nor frown when put out.
A Scout goes about with a smile and singing. It cheers her and cheers other people, especially in time of danger, for she keeps it up then all the same.
10. A Scout is Thrifty—
that is, she saves every penny she can, and puts it into the bank, so that she may have money to keep herself when out of work, and thus not make herself a burden to others; or that she may have money to give away to others when they need it.
How Camping Teaches the Scout Law
Last year a man went out into the woods to try and see if he could live like the prehistoric men used to do; that is to say, he took nothing with him in the way of food or equipment or even clothing—he went just as he was, and started out to make his own living as best he could. Of course the first thing he had to do was to make some sort of tool or weapon by which he could kill some animals, cut his wood and make his fire and so on. So he made a stone axe, and with that was able to cut out branches of trees so that he could make a trap in which he eventually caught a bear and killed it. He then cut up the bear and used the skin for blankets and the flesh for food. He also cut sticks and made a little in-
