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at least, on account of the pleasant district and 

 extensive scenery, flock to the place in large 

 numbers during the summer holidays. The 

 origin of the fires is usually near pathways or 

 camping grounds a clue to the perpetrators. 

 Prevention of fires is out of the question, 

 though over wide areas of plantation much 

 may be accomplished by cutting clearances or 

 rides, say, about sixty feet wide, and keeping 

 these free of brushwood, heather, or long 

 grass. Such clearances help to intercept the 

 fire and keep it in bounds. 



