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nuts, resin, turpentine, oils, and various products 

 for medicines. 



8. We should have greater extremes of heat and 

 cold if it were not for the trees and forests. 



9. The leaves of trees catch the rain and hold it 

 a little while; then they drop the water a little at a 

 time; this is better for the ground. 



10. The old leaves make a deep sponge carpet in 

 the woods, and this keeps the ground from freezing. 

 If the earth does not freeze it takes up the rain better. 



11. We might have dangerous floods if we did not 

 have trees. The trunks and roots of trees stop the 

 water that comes pouring down the hillside. 



12. I will be very careful not to hurt any tree, but 

 will call every tree my friend. 



FOREST PRESERVATION AND 

 RESTORATION 



BY JAMES S. WHIPPLE 



MY DESIRE in writing this article is to interest my 

 readers in the protection of our forests, fish, game 

 animals, and game and song birds. It is, of course, 

 most important that the forest should be preserved, 

 for upon its life depends largely the life of the fish, 

 and the game animals and birds. 



The necessity for preserving the forest for com- 

 mercial purposes alone is apparent. There are on 



