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everywhere. Sometimes the whole center of a tree has been 

 removed and sometimes a large notch has been cut out from one 

 side of the tree. In either case the general symmetry of the tree 

 has been spoiled. Occasionally trees have been injured by escaping 



52. An illegitimate use of trees. 



electrical currents. This trouble comes from having the wires 

 so near that the branches touch them during a wind storm. Even 

 though the trees are not burned by the current, the constant 

 wearing of the bark by the wires causes large abrasions that weaken 

 the branches to such an extent that they are soon broken down 

 by the wind. 



Telephone and Electric Light Companies should not be allowed 

 to mutilate valuable shade trees. Where the trees interfere with 



