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scene of many vigorous rompings by the boys and of not a 

 few of the quieter pastimes of the girls. Later it furnishes 

 the shaded resort for picnics and excursions. It is a place 

 preferred above all others by the devotees of gun and rod. 

 To students of Nature and others of a thoughtful turn of 

 mind, it is the sequestered retreat wherein is the atmos- 

 phere of inspiration to lofty purpose and high ideals. The 

 charm of the forest is not confined to any particular rank 

 or body of people. The magnificence and splendor of its 

 natural growth, the peace and quietness of its dusky re- 

 cesses, the sights and sounds or its wild life — all have their 

 irresistable appeal, not only to the keen student and ardent 

 frequenter, but to the casual and chance visitor as well." 

 Thus begins the preface of J. Gorden Dorrance's "Story of 

 the Forest", which every child who is really alive should 

 find interesting. The sawmill, the logging camp, the char- 

 coal pit, the paper mill, the log drive, the sugar bush, the 

 turpentine orchard, the distribution of forests, the individ- 

 ual forest, the life and death of the tree, the uses of woods 

 and the trees from which lumber is derived and many other 

 phases are all attractively discussed in untechnical lan- 

 guage. Even adults will find the book interesting, espec- 

 ially if their early days have been spent in forested regions. 

 The book is published by The American Book Company, 

 New York. 



