PROTECTION 155 
over the world: impoverishment of soil, destruction 
of game and its food supply, unhealthfulness, in- 
crease of insect pests, in addition to the loss of wood 
and other property, and injuries to industries which 
use wood and other forest products. 
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is 
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THE CORNER OF A COMPARTMENT IN A FRENCH PINERY. 
Showing fire lane in front, and on the left, and clean forest-floor for 
the prevention of fire. 
For the prevention of fire, the punishment of 
fire-setters and the construction of wide fire lanes 
along all public wagon-roads and railroads are neces- 
sary. Railroad companies should be required to con- 
struct lanes, broad and clean enough along their 
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