he, and that it is less of a hardship for him to defer his 

 burning, even for a considerable time, than it would be for 

 a neihgbor to lose his home through a fire carelessly set. 



The settler must also remember that the ranger has the 

 full authority of the law to put a stop to his brush burning 

 whenever it endangers property, but, which is quite as im- 

 portant, that ranger will gladly accommodate him whenever 

 possible, for he wants his co-operation and cannot do satis- 

 factory work without it. 



Half the harshness which a few of the settlers see in 

 the new law is imaginary and nine-tenths of it would dis- 

 appear if each one consulted frankly with his ranger, instead 

 of sullenly imagining himself injured. A little open-minded 

 investigation would show him that the law has been tem- 

 pered for his especial benefit instead of sharpened for the 

 express purpose of persecuting him. 



There is not a case where slash cannot be burned under 

 the law and with the permission of the rangers if certain 

 reasonable conditions will be complied with. 



The law protects the settler from his neighbor and him- 

 self; the law is for him, not against him; let him learn it 

 and he will abide by it. 



(This article will be followed up in the next issue with 

 an article on "The Use of Fire in Clearing Land.") 



What the Government Does to Help 



THE primary object of the Week's bill which was passed 

 by the last session of Congress was the creation of N. 

 F/s in the White Mountains and Southern Appalachians, 

 a much needed measure and one for which the supporters of 

 forestry had been striving for many years. When the bill 

 finally passed, it accomplished this purpose and at the same 

 time provided for a certain amount of protection to the forests 

 on the water sheds of navigable streams in other parts of the 

 country. 



