360 THE CONIFERS (GYMNOSPERMS) — FORESTS 
and otherwise serve as government agents. In some 
localities, the tract must be regularly patrolled to prevent 
the theft of valuable timber. 
YOU ARE CAREFUL 
WITH FIRE 
HELP TEACH OTHERS 
EXTINGUISH MATCHES, CIGARS, CIGARETTES 
PUT OUT YOUR CAMP FIRE BEFORE YOU LEAVE 
KEEP THE WOODS GREEN 
CONSERVATION COMMISSION 
Figure 334 . — Poster Warning against Fire. 
The life of a forest ranger requires good health and a love 
for the out-of-doors. It requires, too,. at least a common 
school education with special training to enable the ranger 
