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THE ARBOR DAY LADY 
THE USE OF OUR FORESTS 
The service of trees to us begins in our 
infancy and ends with our lives. Its extent 
and value cannot be estimated. Your house, 
the comforts within it are only a few of the 
countless products from trees. The fuel that 
warms us, even if it be coal, is the mineralized 
wood of ages. Wherever the eye falls, it 
sees the beneficent service of trees. Arbor 
Day recalls this direct service of trees on 
every hand, and reminds us of the indirect 
ministry of trees as guardians of the sources 
of rivers — the great forests making the 
densely shaded hills, covered with the ac¬ 
cumulating leaves of ages. To cut these 
forests recklessly is to dry up the streams 
leading to rivers. Forests play a great part 
in affecting the climate of a country. They 
prevent extremes of hot or cold, and the sud¬ 
den changes in weather. 
