CHAPTER I 



INTRODUCTION 



aesthetic side of Nature has al- 

 ways appealed most strongly to woman. 

 The shadows on the mountain side, the deep 

 green coolness of the forest, the mighty 

 trees and tropical-like foliage of the thick- 

 ets, the murmur of the splashing brook, the 

 golden lights in its still brown pools, and 

 the clear blue lake, all fill her mind with 

 dreams; troubles and cares flee away, and 

 she is transported to the world of imagi- 

 nation. 



Man, alas! looks upon the brook with its 

 quiet pools as a sure place for trout. In 

 the forest he hopes to meet a deer, perhaps 

 a moose, possibly, if he be very brave, a 

 bear. For him the thicket is but a covert 

 for quail, pheasant, or partridge, and the 

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