Poisonous and non-poisonous snakes 173

Plants poison to the touch 181

Plants poison to the taste 185

The white birch-tree makes a fine background for the beaver 191

Blacktail deer snapped with a background of snow 193

The skunk 195

The porcupine stood in the shade but the background was light 197

Photographing a woodcock from ambush 199

The country through which you pass, with a trailer in the foreground 201

Method of protecting roots to keep plants fresh while you carry
them to camp for photographing 203

A rowboat is a safer craft than a canoe 206

Keep your body steady 208

Canoeing on placid waters 210

Bring your canoe up broadside to the shore 212

How to use the paddle and a flat-bottomed rowboat 215

The raft of logs 219

Primitive weaving in raft building 221

Learn to be at home in the water 225

For dinner 229

The veteran 231

Bends in knot tying 235

Figure eight knot 237

Overhand bow-line knot 237

Underhand bow-line knot 239

Sheepshank knot 239

Parcel slip-knot 241

Cross-tie parcel knot 241

Fisherman's knot 241

The halter, slip-knot, and hitching-tie 243

The fireman's lift 245

Aids in "first aid"