Pioneers of the Forest 



In the small but rather attractive village 

 of Eustis, Maine, there once lived a family 

 who became well known to most of the 

 sportsmen who visited that section of the 

 country. 



The household consisted of Mrs. Andrew 

 Douglas, her husband, and Joe, an adopted 

 son. Mrs. Andrew was the personage whose 

 word was law, and her approval or disap- 

 proval disposed of every question that agi- 

 tated the household in its welfare. 



Her manipulation of discarded fruit and 

 vegetable cans, combined with a copious 

 amount of bean water, as a fertilizer, brought 

 forth a constant display of gorgeous flowers, 

 that gave touches of brightness and color to 

 this simple and neat home. 



She was the midwife of the town and when 

 illness appeared it was due to her notherly 

 care, combined with a remarkable knowl- 

 edge of medicinal herbs plus unlimited com- 

 mon sense, that enabled her patients to im- 

 prove rapidly. 



She was at the head of all the local branches 



37 



