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chevaux de frise extending to a height of some 

 fifteen or twenty feet, have to be removed in detail 

 by means of the bill-hook, so far as to leave a clear 

 space of some six feet from the ground within which 

 the workman may make his attack. Each stem is 

 then cut completely through about five feet from 

 the ground, and again down near the roots, the 

 piece thus excised being removed. By this means 

 access is obtained to those next inside. When all 

 have been cut through, with the exception of one 

 or two, the bill-hook is dug deep into these, and 

 the entire clump comes crashing to the ground. It 

 is important to see that the stems are completely 

 severed, as a very slight connecting ligament will 

 suffice to enable the prostrate stem to retain its 

 vitality, a contingency which will quite prevent its 

 destruction when the torch comes to be applied 

 later on. After the bamboos have been felled any 

 other trees that are to come down are felled over 

 them, in order that their weight may condensate 

 the prostrate piles, and so contribute to rendering 

 the burn more effectual. 



As soon as the felling is over, all the branches of 

 the fallen timber which have a straggling or upward 

 tendency, are lopped off and made to lie as close as 

 possible. This should be done before the leaves 

 have fallen, otherwise the prospects of a good burn 

 will be diminished. In fact, it will be better with 



