One valuable application of the habit of attention and observation is
that it develops the memory for places. The keen, observing woodsman is
not easily lost. Some people can be lost a few blocks from home simply
because they do not observe where they go, the objects which they pass,
or the relation of one building or corner to another. Impress the
importance of this application of observation upon the child. Teach
him to pick landmarks. Show him how the Indian or woodsman blazes a
trail as he goes through an unknown country. Teach the child to notice
the roads, fences, trees, houses and buildings as he walks. Teach him
the directions and how to find them.