The scouting life.

From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: May 10, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Honor. Loyalty. Helpfulness. Regularity? Like any good foundational document, Robert Baden-Powell's original Scouting for Boys spells out the underlying principles of the organization it set in motion. But just as the Bible includes much more than the Ten Commandments, Baden-Powell's 1908 text--the bible of Scouting--meanders beyond his nine-point Scout Law, touching on just about every imaginable aspect of the proper conduct and training of boys. And yes, that includes the importance of a "daily rear," an Edwardian euphemism that somehow manages to make "Number two" sound ...

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