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By-Products of the Forest 



attention. The fires that were started at the base 

 slowly eat their way to the top until the whole 

 pile is in a glow; then more earth is thrown over 

 it. In five or six days a small hole is made in one 

 side of the heap. If there are no flames to be 

 seen, the wood has become charcoal; if flames 

 come out, the pile must be left burning for a 

 few days longer. 



The burned pile is then taken down, and the 

 charcoal carried from the "hearth" in long, flat 

 baskets. It is hauled to the towns in wagons that 



