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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAMES H. DOOLITTLE PREFACE CHAPTER 1 NATURE IS YOUR GUIDE 2 HOW EARLY MAN FOUND HIS WAY 3 IS THERE A SIXTH SENSE? 4 WALKING IN CIRCLES 5 WALKING IN A STRAIGHT LINE 6 USE OF THE EARS 7 USING YOUR SENSE OF SMELL 8 REFLECTIONS IN THE SKY (WITH SOME NOTES ON STANDING CLOUDS) 9 DIRECTIONS FROM THE WIND 10 SOME SPECIAL EFFECTS OF SUN AND WIND 11 DIRECTIONS FROM TREES AND OTHER PLANTS 12 ANTHILL SIGNPOSTS 13 FINDING YOUR WAY IN THE DESERT 14 FINDING YOUR WAY IN THE POLAR REGIONS 15 DIRECTIONS FROM HILLS AND RIVERS 16 ESTIMATION OF DISTANCE 17 FINDING YOUR WAY IN TOWNS 18 ORIENTING AS A SPORT 19 DIRECTIONS FROM WAVES AND SWELLS 20 THE COLOR OF THE SEA 21 THE HABITS OF SEA BIRDS 22 WHAT THE MOON CAN TELL YOU 23 DIRECTIONS FROM THE SUN 24 DIRECTIONS FROM THE STARS 25 TELLING THE TIME BY THE STARS SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY SIMPLE TABLES OF DIRECTIONS OF THE SUN INDEX