All watches are compasses, and this fact may help any one out of a
difficulty when uncertain of their bearings. All that has to be done is
to point the hour hand to the sun. The south lies exactly between that
point and the hour twelve; thus at six o’clock the exact south will be
found at the point marked three on the dial.
If the way has been lost and bearings cannot be taken either from an
elevation or by a compass or watch, and a watercourse can be found,
follow that downwards; it will at least prevent travelling in a circle,
and most likely lead to some habitation.