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the forest resources of the country. Pitch from "Macedonian pine'' 

 was used as a coating for the sacred akars at Delos and also for the 

 doors and other woodwork in the sanctuaries. Cargoes of pitch and 

 timber were presented as gifts of high excellence to Rhodes after she 

 had suffered from earthquake ravages. It is stated that the best pitch 

 came from sunny lands which slope toward the north. 



Terebinth, another resinous material, obtained in Syria, was exported 

 to Egypt where it Avas used for embalming. Pitch was also obtained 

 from southern Italy. Eloise Gerry. 



Glotz, Gustave. L'Histoirc de Delos d'aprcs Ics Prix d'unc Dcnrce. Revue 

 des fitudes Grecques. Tome xxix No. 133-134, Juillet-Septembre. 1916. Paris. 

 Ernest Leroux, fiditeiir, 28, Rue Bonaparte, vi^ 



POLITICS, EDUCATION, AND LEGISLATION 



Raux, an assistant inspector in the French 



Forest Policy Forest Service, makes a strong plea for "coercive 



in France forestry" as contrasted with what he terms 



"liberal forestry." After showing how forest 



management is linked with economics, he argues for acts in the forest 



rather than official statements and bulletins. 



He shows that it is necessary to stop the virtual deforestation of 

 private land which has been going on. Instead of acquiring State 

 forests at considerable expense, he believes in actually restraining 

 private owners from devastating their forests and in encouraging pri- 

 vate industry to reforest the ten million odd acres of land that could be 

 reforested. He sites an interesting example at Neuchatel where to 

 conserve valuable timber in private hands and protect the water supply 

 every owner who desires to make a thinning, cleaning, or cutting, must 

 have the marking authorized and executed by the local forest officer 

 at the cost of the owner. Clear cutting on this land is rarely allowed, 

 whereas without technical supervision private owners were really 

 deforesting their land by pretending to get regeneration by clear cut- 

 ting and planting. 



Raux condemns the liberal forest policy of France promoted by 

 the Law Audafifried of July 2, 1913, because owners would not will- 

 ingly put their forests under the National Forest Administration for a 

 minimum period of ten years ; consequently the effect of the law would 

 be nil. He argues for a coercive forest policy whereby private owners 



