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TRAVELING IN THE WOODS WOODSWhen When going through the underbrush the woods ¬ man cannot see far ahead and so lays a true course by noting the position of the sun for instance i the northern hemisphere the sun rises just South of east and sets somewhere south of due west Hence if one is going north he should keep the sun on his back and to the rigkt shoulder in the morn ¬ ing hours full on the back at noon and on the back over the left shoulder throughout the after ¬ noon hours hoursUpon Upon a cloudy day set the point of a knife blade w the thumb nail twist it around uutil the fun shadow Is cast oil the nail and this will indicate tile true K sition of the sun sunThe The direction of the wind is apt to change and for this reason is an unreliable guide while the Ki called signs of the wdods such as tips of ever ¬ greens pointing north bark being thicker on the north side of trees cannot be depended upon As a whole there is no dependence fo 1 placed upon these signs However every woodsman knows that the foliage of trees grows thicker on the south side and hat the branches are shorter Hud more knotty oti the north1 side but these indications are rocognizedby few inexperienced men When travel Ing by night look for the Big Dipper or Great Bear as the twa crid stars known as the pointers l oint to the north star
