Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1917 — Light a Fire Without Matches. [ARTICLE]

Light a Fire Without Matches.

How to light a fire without matches is an important part of the training given to United States Marines at Port Royal, S. C. The primitive flint and steel, used long ago by our forefathers, and the old “wooden friction” method borrowed from the Indians have been revived, so that the sea soldiers may dispense with matches when dampness renders them Usd 688 United States Marines in the tropics can start a fire almost instantly by using a hollow piece of bamboo. This is done by slitting the bamboo, stuffing it with dry moss, and drawing a stick to and fro across it as a violinist uses his bow. These resourceful world-wide soldiers are expected to find a substitute for the useful bamboo in France.