Chapter I: Front Matter

THE BOY SCOUTS
OF THE
FIELD HOSPITAL

BY
SCOUT MASTER ROBERT SHALER

AUTHOR OF “BOY SCOUTS OF THE SIGNAL CORPS,” “BOY SCOUTS OF
PIONEER CAMP,” “BOY SCOUTS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,” “BOY
SCOUTS OF THE LIFE SAVING CREW,” “BOY SCOUTS ON PICKET
DUTY,” “BOY SCOUTS OF THE FLYING SQUADRON,” “BOY
SCOUTS AND THE PRIZE PENNANT,” “BOY SCOUTS OF
THE NAVAL RESERVE,” “BOY SCOUTS IN THE SADDLE,”
“BOY SCOUTS FOR CITY IMPROVEMENT,” “BOY
SCOUTS IN THE GREAT FLOOD,” “BOY SCOUTS
WITH THE RED CROSS,” “BOY SCOUTS
AS COUNTY FAIR GUIDES,” “BOY
SCOUTS AS FOREST FIRE FIGHTERS,”
ETC.

NEW YORK
HURST & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

Sterling Boy Scout Books

BY
Scout Master Robert Shaler

_Bound in cloth_ _Fifteen titles_

1 Boy Scouts of the Signal Corps.
2 Boy Scouts of Pioneer Camp.
3 Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey.
4 Boy Scouts of the Life Saving Crew.
5 Boy Scouts on Picket Duty.
6 Boy Scouts of the Flying Squadron.
7 Boy Scouts and the Prize Pennant.
8 Boy Scouts of the Naval Reserve.
9 Boy Scouts in the Saddle.
10 Boy Scouts for City Improvement.
11 Boy Scouts in the Great Flood.
12 Boy Scouts of the Field Hospital.
13 Boy Scouts with the Red Cross.
14 Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides.
15 Boy Scouts as Forest Fire Fighters.

_You can purchase any of the above books at the price you paid for this one, or the publishers will send any book, postpaid, upon receipt of 25c._

HURST & CO., Publishers
432 Fourth Avenue, New York

Copyright, 1915, by Hurst & Company

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Camp on the Hurricane 5
II. A Close Call in the Rapids 16
III. Returning Good for Evil 27
IV. Turning Back the Clock of Time 41
V. Signs of Brooding Trouble 52
VI. Everybody Busy 62
VII. The Frog Hunter Trapped 76
VIII. Scouts Heed the Call to Duty 87
IX. The Helping Hand 96
X. The Field Hospital 108
XI. A Tragedy of the Strike 119
XII. A Call for the Red Cross 131
XIII. Hard at Work 142
XIV. The Welcome Sight—Conclusion 150

The Boy Scouts of the Field Hospital.