In the Heart of the Pines 



land, these trees are being spared when all 

 the other trees about them are relentlessly 

 laid low. In the suburbs about Boston, 

 for instance, where the nature of the soil 

 is favorable to pines, you will see scat- 

 tered groves of these dark-foliaged trees 

 crowning the hill-tops, rising majestically 

 above the second-growth of oak and birch 

 clearings, and even shadowing the roofs 

 of handsome out-of-town residences. The 

 pines have been spared and always will 

 be spared in the residential sections, I 

 hope because of their healthfulness and 

 beauty, the charm of their wind-music, and 

 the coolness which their shade affords dur- 

 ing the summer months. 



But to enjoy a pine woods fully you 

 must get away from the suburban sec- 

 tions, from the vicinity of cities, to the 

 real country, where you can find woods 

 that lie deep and extensive forests rather 

 than groves. You must get into the heart 

 of the aromatic pine wilderness, and spend 

 a day with its ancient and rightful propri- 

 etors the birds and squirrels. The best 

 point of observation will be a knoll or bank, 

 where you can recline at ease, somewhat 

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