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FOREST AND STREAM 
DECR>rBER,'']919 
FdREST^STREAM 
FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR 
FOUNDERS OF THE AUDUBON SOCIETY 
GOVERNING BOARD: 
6E0EGE BIED GHINNELL, New York, N. T. 
OABL E. AKELEY, American Museum of Natural History, New York. 
FBANH S. DAGGETT, Museum of Science, Los Angeles, Cal. 
EDMUND HELLER, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D, C, 
C. HART MERRIAM. Biological Survey, Washington, D. C. 
WILFRED H. OSGOOD, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 111. 
JOHN M. PHILLIPS, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
CHARLES SHELDON, Washington, D. C. ^ 
GEORGS SHIRAS, 3rd, Washington, D. C. 
WILLIAM BRUETTE, Editor 
JOHN P. HOLMAN, Associate Editor 
TOM WOOD, Manager 
Nine East Fortieth Street, New York City 
THE OBJECT OF THIS JOURNAL WILL BE TO 
studiously pi'omote a healthful interest in outdoor rec- 
reation, and a refined taste for natural objects. 
Aiigust 14, 1873. 
HEALTHY THOUGHTS FOR THE HOY. 
'n''0 eveiy healthy lad there comes at a certain age the 
J- desire to learn all that he can about what is going on 
in the world outside the limited range of his experiences, 
and thousands of writers are ever striving to supply the 
boys’ demand for literature. The bcj’ reads for enter- 
tainment, not, consciously, for instruction; yet he is 
informed and instructed by his reading. He wants 
stories that tell him what people do in distant lands, or 
at least under conditions that differ widely from those 
with which he is familiar; yet these stories must be ex- 
citing, must appeal to his imagination. What he reads 
should be so chosen as to give him an interest in some 
healthy subject. 
There is no more wholesome reading for a boy or 
young man than the columns of Forest and Stream. 
Wliether you look at it from tlie physical or the moral 
side, there are no more wholesome topics in wliich to in- 
terest those approaching young manhood than those to 
which Forest and Stream is devoted. Outdoor life, 
shooting, fishing, nature studj' — if a boy takes an inter- 
est in these or in any one of them — arc anchors -which 
will tend to hold him steady -when he is brought face to 
face with the thousand temptations which must come to 
every young man during the formative period of his life ; 
temptations which no amount of care or coddling can 
keep from him. 
Parents who are wise enough to recognize the best 
way to keep their son strong, wholesome and clean in 
thought and life, will make every effort to encourage in 
him an interest in some wholesome pursuit ; something 
that he may think and dream about, and which, by fill- 
ing his mind with interesting and improving thoughts, 
will leave in it less room for other thoughts, not viru- 
lent nor helpful, that may tend to harm him. 
Above all things then, strive to give your boy an active 
interest in something wholesome. If he enjoys shooting, 
ta$Uice him to share your interest in the pursuit of game. 
The lad is imitative, he will want to do what his father 
does, whether it be shooting, fishing, camping or sailing. 
Take him out with you when you go. When he is old 
enough, give him a gun — or a fishing rod, or a boat or 
a tent or a microscope, as the case may be — and teach 
him how to use it. We believe that the things mentioned 
will help the boy more than most other things, becau.se 
the boy is naturally an outdoor creature; but if he has a 
mechanical turn of mind, then get him a box of good 
tools or a simple engine. 
Above all, give the boy something to do, interest him 
in something, and you will perform for yourself, for 
your son and your country services whose worth cannot 
be measured. 
V 
FORESTRY FOR THE NATION 
^.A^IONAL POLICY of forestry seeks the protec- 
tion and beneficial utilization of our pre.sent forest 
resources, the renewal after cutting of forests on lands 
^ not needed for agriculture and settlement, the stability 
of forest industries and of satisfactory conditions for 
forest workers, and the restoration of forest gro-wth on,' 
lands now unproductive and idle. 
The public interest in the continuance’^ of ’forests 
justify and require direct ownership of extensive areas, I 
and also participation by the public in working out 
the problem of protection and renewal of private forests.! 
A program of forestiy for the Nation should include' 
action by the public through the Government and the' 
States, action by land o-umers and operators, and the* 
means of uniting the efforts of all for the achievement! 
of a common purpose. 
The sei’vice of forests is not alone local;* it is national] 
as -\vell. For the products are widely distributed with- 
out reference to State lines, the industries are engaged, 
in interstate bu-siness, and the protective benefits of 
forests often extend far beyond the localities where they 
are situated. It is the function of the Federal Govern-' 
ment to take the Icadei’ship in formulating a national 
economic policy that gives consideration to the relation- 
ship of all forests to the industrial life of the countrv.' 
The central Government alone can bring about con- 
current and harmonious action within given regions. 
Its research and educational work may be directed to 
the problems of the Nation and of regions that comprise^ 
more than one State. Representing the whole Nation,! 
the Goveimment can stimulate and guide local action’ 
where individual States by their owm efforts would fail. 
The Government can act to organize all agencies af- 
fected by the forest problem in a united undertaking to 
inaugui-ate and carry out a program of forestry. 
The States have not only the function of handling', 
the_ public forests owned by them, but they have also, 
a direct responsibility in the protection and "continuance 
of private forests. In this, the Federal Government: 
should take part to meet interstate and national prob-j 
lems, to stimulate action by the States, and to bring! 
into harmony the efforts of the different States. In the^ 
problem of private forestry, the Government would! 
work through and in co-operation Avith the States. The! 
legislation affecting the private o-wner in the matter of 
protection and continuance of forests should be by the 
States. The Government should help the States in 
formulating plans and developing methods and by di- 
rect assistance in carrying them out. The assistance 
offered by the Government should be contingent upon 
the States taking legi.slative and administrative action 
to provide for the protection and renewal _of forests. 
