22 DA VET'S PRIMER 



Here we are again, in the company of the "tree 

 butcher." 



" Who are the 'tree butchers? ' " 



That's right, George, ask questions; for that often 

 brings out the information which, otherwise, might be 

 missed. 



The professional " tree butchers " are a class of men 

 in the towns and cities who make a business of going 

 around " trimming trees," just as if you had a lot of 

 doctors tramping around, cutting off people's arms, 

 noses and ears. Suppose we had such a class of doc- 

 tors, and that they never dressed the wounds after 

 hacking off the members; wouldn't you call the police 

 and have them arrested? " Yes! " Why certainly you 

 would. Well that's what the American people are 

 going to do with the "tree butchers." The reason 

 they do not arrest and imprison them now, is because 

 they are not aware that the "Butchers" are commit- 

 ting such terrible slaughter ; but we want every boy 

 and girl to tell father and mother all about the wicked 

 work that is being done in killing millions of beautiful 

 trees. Just think of the number that are thus de- 

 stroyed! MILLIONS of them! It is not only the 

 professional "tree butchers" who have done the mis- 

 chief, but your fathers, many of them, honestly think- 

 ing that the " tree man " understood his business, have 

 done the work in the same way and brought about 

 the same trouble the death of the tree ! Look at the 

 "stub" on this maple, and those on the oak in the 

 former lesson. 



