luther] SHADE TREE PROTECTORS' LEAGUE 31 



WHAT TO DO FIRST 



Shade Tree Protectors' Instructions 



SEE SOMETHING 



One of the first things is to get acquainted with the trees on the 

 four sides of your block. How many are there? Are they young 

 or old? Pretty healthy or needing a tonic? How many of the 

 Shade Tree Commission's young trees are there? (You will know 

 them by the stake and wire guard). Have you a tree in front of 

 your house? If not, is there one on your neighbor's sidewalk? 



DO SOMETHING 



Do you think you could manage to give that tree a good drink 

 twice a week, two or three pailfuls each time, letting it sink in 

 slowly. Bring in as many answers as you can to these questions at 

 the next meeting and we will talk them over. 



Number of Old Trees in Block 



Number of Young Trees in Block 



Health 



Shade Tree Commission planting 



How many Trees Watered ? 



How many Times Watered ? 



LEARN SOMETHING 



What the Trees do for your Block 



Watch the people on these hot days and see how they select the 

 shady side of the street. In waiting for a car see them stand under 

 the shade of a tree rather than in the hot sun. Notice the horse 

 whose master leaves him in the heat, creep up until he gets his 

 head under the grateful shade cast by the branches of the shade 

 tree. Think how hot and sunny the house would be if that tall 

 maple were cut down, which now brings coolness and shade to 

 the front rooms! Many a sick person lies and watches the grace- 

 ful swaying branches and restful green on the leaves. 



Do You Know 



That a full-grown tree sends out 187 gallons of water a day through its 



leaves into the air? Think what a difference that makes in hot, dry 



weather. 

 That trees purify the atmosphere? The foliage takes in carbonic acid 



gas, which gas is deleterious to us, and gives out oxygen, which 



is healthful — indeed indispensable — to us? 

 That a tree in front of your house makes it cooler in summer and 



warmer in winter? 

 That it increases the value of property? A house with a tree in front 



of it sells for more than one without. 

 That half the people do not know these facts and do not appreciate 



them until someone speaks of it? 

 That you and I can help the City of Newark by knowing these facts, 



letting other people know them too and lending a helping hand 



to the trees? 



