The Four Whistle Commands Used On A Range And Their Related Verbal Commands

Leaders: As many of you know, your voice can only travel so far.  Especially as a group of Scouts are talking or firing at the shooting sports range. The following (world wide) whistle commands relate to Archery.

• Two whistle blasts: archers may proceed from the waiting line to the shooting line.
• One whistle blast: archers may place an arrow on the bowstring and begin shooting.
• Three whistle blasts: archers may walk forward to the targets and pull their arrows.
• Four or more whistle blasts: stop shooting immediately.

For Scouts: It is of the most importance of safety to follow the Range Master's commands at all times.

Find Your Way

On this #ThrowbackThursday we turn the pages of the April 1949 second printing of the Handbook For Boys.

This is a compass course such as you might walk, for which you would take three compass readings and measure three distances with your step.
You would be shown the starting point. then you would be told to go 100 degrees for 165 feet, until you found a stake; then to go 195 degrees for 90 feet, to the second object; then to go 300 degrees for 160 feet, to the end of the course.
On each leg of the course, first set your compass, then find a landmark on the required compass degree reading. Then walk toward the landmark for the required number of steps.

The Heimlich Maneuver

The Heimlich maneuver is an emergency technique for preventing suffocation when a person's airway (windpipe) becomes blocked by a piece of food or other object. The Heimlich maneuver can be used safely on both adults and children, but most experts do not recommend it for infants less than 1 year old. You can also perform the maneuver on yourself.

How To Tie Your Shoelaces

Wolf Elective 17b
Tie It Right

Name Of Each Chess Piece

Names and Moves of Each Piece

Each player starts the game with the equal amount of pieces; 8 Pawns, 2 Knights, 2 Bishops, 2 Rooks, 1 Queen, and 1 King.

Pawn	Knight	Bishop	Rook	Queen	King
8	2	2	2	1	1

Rights And Duties Of A Citizen Of The United States

Webelos Citizen Activity Badge
Requirement 7

Below are the rights and duties of a citizen of the United States. Some of these responsibilities are legally required of every citizen, but all are important to ensuring that America remains a free and prosperous nation. 

How To Thaw A Pipe

#ThrowbackThursday

This gem comes from the 1976 printing of the Cub Scout Bear book.

Elective 16: Repairs (pg 146)

HOW TO THAW A PIPE:  Don't set the house on fire by trying to thaw a frozen water pipe with a blowtorch.
     First locate the frozen pipe by turning on the water faucets.  Start thawing at the faucet and work back up the pipe.  Be patient - it may take hours.
     An electric iron will give you the hottest concentrated heat. You could also use a soldering iron or mother's hair dryer. Tie it or wire it to the faucet end of the pipe.  Move it along as the pipe thaws. Make sure the iron doesn't touch any wood.  It could start a fire.
     In a tight place, use a soldering iron.  It is slower but may fit in where nothing else will.
     A warm-air hair dryer will do the job slowly and safely in hard to reach ares. Direct the air blast upward between the wall studs parallel to the frozen area.