Nov. 26, 1910.] 
rearing a strain of liens to be hatched in incu¬ 
bators and reared on uncontaminated ground, 
which possibly might be safe for mothers and 
brooders. 
PREVENTION OF FOREST FIRES. 
According to Consul D. I. Murphy, St. Gall, 
Switzerland, a recent communication from the 
district forester of the Canton of St. Gall, be¬ 
sides conveying a message of sympathy on ac¬ 
count of the destructive forest fires in the 
United States, contains the following sugges¬ 
tions upon the subject of forest fires, which, al¬ 
though elemental in some cases, coming from a 
man who has spent his life in the Swiss forests, 
are deserving of profound consideration: 
“(1) No fires should be permitted in the 
forests in dry seasons or when high winds pre¬ 
vail, nor should fires be allowed to smolder at 
any time. If fires must be lighted, they should 
be thoroughly extinguished when the necessity 
for using them has passed; (2) no dead timber 
or brush should be permitted to accumulate. 
It should be gathered up and burned in the 
wet season under careful supervision; (1) ex¬ 
tensive forest areas should have at regular in¬ 
tervals wide, open avenues cut through them, 
or wide ditches filled with water if possible. 
Water tanks should be kept in accessible places; 
(4) every forest should contain several varieties 
of trees of different ages of growth. Too many 
pines are a great and constant source of danger; 
(5) railroads running through forests should be 
forced to equip their engines with efficient spark 
arresters, and no trees or bushes should be per¬ 
mitted to grow close to railroad tracks; even 
the grass along the lines should be kept as 
closely cut as possible. In the- Schwartzwald 
Mountains, along the Singen-Offenburg Rail¬ 
road, a strip of ground 10 to 15 feet on each 
side of the 'tracks is kept perfectly clear of all 
vegetable growth; (6) fire wardens should be 
employed, thoroughly organized and instructed, 
who should be specially active along railroad 
lines running through the forests, equipped 
with alarihs, modern methods of quick com¬ 
munication, and appropriate fire-fighting appa¬ 
ratus; (7) every effort should be made to edu¬ 
cate the people to an appreciation of the 
enormous value of the country’s forests and the 
absolute necessity of conserving them, and 
stringent laws should be enacted for forest pro¬ 
tection.” 
While the Swiss federal forestry laws are 
most carefully drawn, the only reference to 
forest fires appears in one article, which re¬ 
quires the various cantons to replant within 
three years all destroyed areas, whether caused 
by “fire, storms, or avalanches.” The actual 
forest area of Switzerland comprises 2,205,508 
acres, 21.48 per cent., or over one-fifth, the en¬ 
tire surface of the country, and article 31 of the 
federal forestry laws says that “the forest area 
of Switzerland shall not be diminished.” 
The Swiss federal authorities appear to rely 
largely upon the patriotism and intelligence of 
the people for the conservation of the forests. 
Their confidence is not misplaced, for in no 
country in the world can there be found more 
beautiful or better preserved forests than in 
Switzerland. 
The fact must not be forgotten, however, that 
conditions here are quite different from those 
prevailing in the United States. Here the 
forests are comparatively small in extent, the 
country is more thickly settled, and there is 
more snow and rain than in the United States. 
There are no special forest fire wardens in 
Switzerland, but the nearest fire brigade and the 
nearest neighbors are required to give aid in 
putting out forest fires. The frequent rains pre¬ 
vent the general spread of fires. [Extracts from 
Swiss cantonal laws concerning forest fires are 
on file in the Bureau of Manufactures.] 
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By PERRY D. FRAZER 
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