Scouting, Volume 40, Number 6, June-July 1952 Page: 10
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What Does It Mean?
Conservation is a very long word for Cub Scouts,
but it is one that we've heard a lot lately. It means
making the best possible use of what we have. To a
Cub Scout that's cleaning up his plate at mealtime,
taking care of his clothes, and putting his own things
away. If Jimmy has a pet or a farm animal, conser-
vation means taking care of it.
Jimmy and his family can look for opportunities
to make things last longer by painting, repairing
and providing storage space for everything from
Jimmy's toys to mom and dad's household items.
Ben Franklin said that a penny saved is a penny
earned, just for the fun of it keep track of the
number of things you do this month that saves you
money and report the amount at Den meetings.
Remember we said conservation was making the
best possible use of what we had. If you have a back-
yard, have you used the space as an out-door living
room? Have you fixed up one corner as a kitchen
with a fireplace, table and benches for backyard
picnics in the cool of the evening?
Respect For Property
If you haven't a backyard, are you using the
parks and public recreation areas near you? If you
are, are you helping your son Jimmy to understand
that public property is his to use and care for. You
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might point out to him some of the vandalism that
thoughtless folks do in his park.
That word vandalism doesn't sound good, does
it? We got the word from a tribe of worthless, sel-
fish people who lived in Europe over fifteen cen-
turies ago. You'd think by now that we would have
forgotten all about them, but the Vandals were so
mean and destructive that our word vandalism is
used today to describe all willful mischief. No one
wants to be called a vandal.
Our Natural Resources
Conservation is an up-and-doing thought pro-
voking word. You can't sit on your hands and be a
conservationist. Dad and Jimmy may help mother
can or freeze extra food from the garden or market,
before these products go to waste. And after they
have stored the last jars of watermelon pickles in
the cupboard and tucked away the last fresh ears
of corn in the freezer, they might sit down and ask
themselves how these good things come about.
If they think about it long enough they will dis-
cover that it all comes from sunshine, water, soil,
and work. The sunshine will be with us no matter
what we do, but water, soil and work are under
our control.
We could not do without water very long. It helps
the crops grow. Sheep, cattle and poultry must have
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