ON TREES AND BIRDS. 



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to think that it can take care of itself just as easily as 

 the hitching post or telegraph pole. Indeed, some peo- 

 ple would paint a hitching post, but would not spend a 

 nickel on a tree in a life time. 



Even after the trouble had started on this tree it 

 might have been saved if a bolt or a lag hook and 

 chain had been used to prevent the other half 

 splitting off. Here, again, is where it requires skill 

 to do the work, and those who wish to learn about 

 the surgical operations should read the book called 

 "The Tree Doctor," by the author of this work. 



