girls dressed as Scouts and calling themselves "Girl Scouts". Baden-Powell retired from the Army and, in 1910, he formed The Boy Scouts Association, and later The Girl Guides. By the time of The Boy Scouts Association's first census in 1910, it had over 100,000 Scouts. Scouting for Boys was published in England later in 1908 in book form. The book is now the fourth-bestselling title of all time, and was the basis for the later American version of the Boy Scout Handbook. At the time, Baden-Powell intended that the scheme would be used by established organizations, in particular the Boys' Brigade, from the founder William A. Smith. However, because of the popularity of his person and the adventurous outdoor games he wrote about, boys spontaneously formed Scout patrols and flooded Baden-Powell with requests for assistance. He encouraged them, and the Scouting movement developed momentum. In 1910 Baden-Powell formed The Boy Scouts Association in the United Kingdom. As the movement grew, Sea Scouts, Air Scouts, and other specialized units were added to the program. The original Scout Law The scouts law is for boys, as follows; A Scout's honour is to be trusted – This means the scout will try as best as he can to do what he promised, or what is asked of him A Scout is loyal – to his king or queen, his leaders and his country. A Scout's duty is to be useful, and to help others A Scout is a friend to all, and a brother to every other Scout – Scouts help one another, regardless of the differences in status or social class. A Scout is courteous – He is polite and helpful to all, especially women, children and the elderly. He does not take anything for being helpful. A Scout is a friend to animals – He does not make them suffer or kill them without need to do so. A Scout obeys orders – Even the ones he does not like. A Scout smiles and whistles A Scout is thrifty – he avoids unnecessary spending of money. A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed (added later) The promise of 1908 In his original book on boy scouting, General Baden-Powell introduced the Scout promise, as follows: "Before he becomes a scout, a boy must take the scout's oath, thus: 'On my honour I promise that— I will do my duty to