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phase that seldom occurs to the citizen looking only towards 

 the recreational possibilities of forest land. That is the real 

 object of a forest in the economy of mankind. 



Most people would nod affirmatively were they asked if 

 they knew what a forest is, yet they would find it more difficult 

 to give a definition of it. The name forest, derived from the 

 Latin foris, means out-of-doors yet that could hardly be accepted 

 as a definition applying to all cases. 



Manwood defined a forest as a "certain territory of wooded 

 grounds, fruitful pastures, privileged for wild beasts and fowls 

 of forest, chase and warren, to rest and abide in, in the safe pro- 

 tection of the king for his princely delight and pleasure." 



However with the modern-day economic aspect of forests 

 that primitive definition has given way until the forest may now 

 in a general way be described as an area which is for the most 

 part set aside for the production of timber and other forest 

 produce or which is expected to exercise certain climatic effects. 



BATHERS CHILDREN'S OUTING CAMP. 



As far as conclusions may now be drawn, agree scientists, 

 it is probable that the greater part of the dry land of the earth 

 was at some time covered with forest which consisted chiefly of 

 trees and shrubs according to the climate, soil and configura- 

 tion of the locality. 



When the old trees reached their limit of life they disap- 

 peared and younger trees took their places. The conditions for 



