was the title of what, I thought, was a real find at the used book store. It turns out that "scouting" can be intransitive.
Rather than afford a means to come upon the fair sex, this tome teaches how to dispense with the need for men by providing instructions on how to tie knots and cut down trees.  

A companion piece: Campward Ho, was no better.  

(With a tip of the hat to R Benchley from whom I stole the whole bit.)

LMAO.

Would it be more clear if they had called it Scouting, for girls?