1 82 Book of Engineering 



orator at a street corner, or again for use 

 as the body of the errand boy's delivery 

 vehicle. 



It will be at once apparent that the timber 

 for the ordinary wooden box could not be 

 grown at home in sufficient quantities to 

 suit the needs of perhaps a single firm, such 

 as Lever Brothers, therefore, many a cargo 

 of timber finds its way to these shores which 

 will be devoted entirely to the production 

 of the common soap box. 



Whilst most of this timber comes from 

 northern Europe, and Scandinavia in par- 

 ticular, practically every country, except 

 perhaps France and Italy, contributes its 

 quota to the works of the English box maker. 



In this country, the question of reaffores- 

 tation has only become acute since the 

 War, and even now there are many deploring 

 that we do not do more with our waste 

 land than allow it to remain treeless. In 

 Scandinavia, however, the wealth of the 

 forest is fully appreciated, and there is a 

 law which ensures that for every tree cut 

 down at least one must take its place. 



