ARTIFICIAL FORESTS OF EUROPE 
new science of forestry. To the for- 
ester were finally intrusted the reéstab- 
lishment, protection and preservation, 
the improvement, the regulation, the 
management and administration, as 
well as the final cutting, of the forest. 
Such interference with the work of 
nature ultimately affected its aspect. 
In the long life of the forest the 
changes were slow, but in course of 
time the stamp of artificiality was im- 
pressed upon it, and the imprint of 
nature’s own countenance was taken 
away. To an American, if he has 
seen a little of our wildness, a great 
charm is wanting in the artificial for- 
ests of Hurope. The sun does not seem 
to set naturally, but to hide behind 
roads and houses. It may be a life- 
like and harmonious scene, but it does 
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