ARTIFICIAL FORESTS OF EUROPE 
that their primeval character may be 
preserved for the enjoyment of all 
future generations. 
The idea of a forest park, intact 
and inviolable, calls to mind our na- 
tional parks of the West, which were 
actually established by Congress for 
that very purpose. Possessing, as they 
do, wonders of nature and exceptional 
scenery, these parks have been thought 
worthy of preservation solely for their 
own sakes. This difference in inten- 
tion chiefly distinguishes them from 
the national reserves; so that, while 
the latter stand for the material benefit 
of the nation — whether it be directly, 
in the value of the timber, or indirectly, 
through the influence of the forest on 
the flow of streams —the value of the 
parks, on the other hand, speaks out of 
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