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plan 16 is given in Fig. 10 which has been worked out after thorough 

 trial as being eminently satisfactory for a forest guard's house. 

 Every house is furnished by the Service, and a room is always 

 held in readiness for visitors. The official inventory lists fur- 

 nishings under i, numerical order; 2, date; 3, kind of article; 

 4, summary description; 5, where purchased; 6, when first 

 used; 7, original value; 8, condition, with four columns for 

 the entry of the results of different inspections; and 9, remarks. 

 At Djebel Mansaur the cost of the standard equipment totaled 

 419 francs ($80.87), and included: sheets, pillow cases, table 

 cloth, towels, covers, blanket, folding chairs, tables, wash 

 stand, commode, carpets, mirror, basin, pitchers, pails, bed- 

 stead, buffet, desk, kitchen stove, glasses, candlestick, and 

 field medical chest. All of these articles are for the use of 

 visiting officers. In the United States the Government fur- 

 nishes only a few of them. 



A detailed policy has been developed to govern the use of 

 ranger stations. The essentials of this scheme are as follows: 

 they may be used at any time by authorized persons, but visitors 

 must be reported by name, hour and date of arrival and depart- 

 ure, and hospitality must not interfere with official work, nor 

 can it be offered ordinarily for longer than 24 hours at a time. 

 The rates are posted in each room: lodging, i franc ($0.193) 

 first night and 0.50 ($0.10) second night; breakfast of coffee and 

 bread, 0.50 ($0.10); other meals 2 francs ($0.39); horse feed 

 0.60 ($0.11). At these ranger stations the visitor is invariably 

 accorded a warm welcome and the meals, often prepared on 

 short notice, are surprisingly good. 



16 Furnished by Forest Assistant Charvet 



