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been impaired; and that just so many more acres of forest play- 

 grounds have been taken from us. Is it not therefore the duty of 

 every good citizen to be careful of fire when in the woods? 

 Six simple rules to prevent fires in the woods are : 



1. Matches. — Be sure your match is out. Break it in two before 

 you throw it away. 



2. Tobacco. — Be sure that pipe ashes and cigar or cigarette stubs 

 are dead before throwing them away. Never throw them into brush. 

 leaves, or needles. 



3. Making a camp fire. — Before building a camp fire scrape away 

 all inflammable material from a spot 5 feet in diameter. Dig a hole 



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Figure 14. — Result of Fire and Hurricane. Coeur d'Alene National Forest, Idaho. 



in the center and in it build your fire. Keep your fire small. Never 

 build it against trees or logs, or near brush. 



4. Breaking camp. — Never break camp until your fire is out — 

 dead out — cold. 



5. How to put out a camp fire. — Stir the coals while soaking them 

 with water. Turn charred sticks and drench both sides. "Wet the 

 ground around the fire. If you cannot get water, stir in earth and 

 tread it down until it is packed tightly over and around the fire. 

 Be sure the last spark is dead. 



6. Brush burning. — Never burn slash or brush in windy weather 

 or while there is the slightest danger that the fire will get away. 



INSECTS 



Insects are constantly injuring the forest, just as year by year 

 they bring loss to the farm. Occasionally their ravages attain enor- 

 mous proportions. Conifers are much more likely to suffer seriously 





