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Title: The Scientific American Boy
or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island

Author: A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond

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Language: English

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THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN BOY

Or

The Camp at Willow Clump Island

by

A. RUSSELL BOND

[Illustration: Fun in Swimming.]

New York
Munn & Co., Publishers
1906

Copyright, 1905, by
Munn & Co., New York

Press of
The Kalkhoff Company
New York

PREFACE

All boys are nature lovers. Nothing appeals to them more than a summer
vacation in the woods where they can escape from the restraints of
civilization and live a life of freedom. Now, it may appear to be a
bit of presumption to attempt to advise the boy camper how to spend
his time. Surely the novelty of outdoor life, the fascinating charm of
his surroundings, will provide him plenty of entertainment.

But, after all, a camp generally affords but two major amusements,
hunting and fishing. These have been fully covered by a vast number of
books. However, there is another side of camp life, particularly in a
boys' camp, which has been very little dealt with, namely, the exercise
of one's ingenuity in creating out of the limited resources at hand such
devices and articles as will add to one's personal comfort and welfare.
It is, therefore, the aim of this book to suggest certain diversions of
this character for the boy camper which, aside from affording him plenty
of physical exercise, will also d