THE TREE DOCTOR 



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pies of tree-life. The next thing is for them to fully compre- 

 hend the grave fact that Life and Death are eternally at war with 

 each other, and that the life energies cannot perform the work of 

 healing while any of the death elements are left to antagonize 

 the living forces. Hence all the dead matter must be removed. 

 This, at times, is arduous and tedious work, but the average 



Photo 47 

 Ready for Filling. 



young man feels some degree of pride when he can complete a 

 piece of work ready for "filling," as you see it in Photo 47. I 

 notice from the papers and magazines that there are a host of 

 "Tree Doctors" springing up over the land. These are probably 

 the most reputable portion of the old "Tree men" who, formerly, 

 murdered millions of trees. However, we should encourage a 

 "conversion" wherever a man "turneth away from his wicked- 

 ness and doeth that which is lawful and right." I regret to say, 

 however, that so far I have not seen a single piece of their cement 



