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FoDvER for cattle, silk for the fair 
sex and grain alcohol for all pur- 
poses are among some of the strange 
products obtained from forest trees and 
now comes something new, a device of 
scientific value which nature has been 
manufacturing for thousands of years 
and which man has only just dis- 
covered. Trees, it seems, are not only 
compasses—the woodsman can take his| @ yf rie NS 
direction from them—but are weather] {i= - ——| 
prophets, or at least the gray moss that| (aQk Sy 99 
grows on the Douglas fir in the north- — i ed Sea Umbrellafent 
west exercises the power of fore-knowl- 
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edge, says the New York State College oD a i Hy A high grade, roomy one-pole tent, made of guaran- 
: % La Be f f th teed waterproof and mildewproof light weight, close- 
of Forestry, Syracuse University. ; : Wl ly woven duck. Three thicknesses of canvas at the 
4 5 A a 1 corners and other vital points. Insect, reptile and 
This moss for many years has been Be ¢ ~=s wind proof. Madein various sizes. Patented folding 
center pole made of smooth rock- le. 
regarded solely as a fire menace to the i BM Bhi) 91043 
forest because of its tinder-like quali- \ Pea tee it @e af 
ties when dry. It now promises to be-| ; a tA - IR RedSeal’A uto Bed 
come one of the most efficient forest 
protectors through the qualities that ; =X): mn The nationally known Auto Bed for use either in a 
: § S : = tent at the side of the car or as an extracottage bed. 
have made it a fire danger. Thus SLEEPING When closed, rolls to a bundle 6 inches by 47 inches. 
5 4 d . : me \ Erected more quickly than any other Auto Bed. No 
scientific foresters have turned to g00 : ‘s OK loose Eine or pee ir misplaced. Sag and stretch- 
: , proof, Open size is 47 inches wide and 6 feet 4 inches 
account what was heretofore considered BJ long. It isstrictly high grade, but very CHEAP in 
a detriment to man and his institutions. da: 
The unprejudiced and observing eye] 4 ; THE SCHAEFER TENT AND AWNING CO. 
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of the Wind River Forest Experiment| week 1421 LARIMER. ST., DENVER, COLORADO 
Station at Stabler, Washington, con- sy ii aN We are Exclusive Manufacturers of “Red Seal’* 
¢ SANITARY oAEO Camp Equipment. 
siders the gray moss of the Douglas fir WATER BAG ee \ See 
in a new light. The experts of the| % Waren EIREE: Large catalogue and low price list No. 409 
; z 4 ; Sore ps : describing fully all of the latest styles of Auto Tents 
station inquired into the absorbent . and other camp out goods. 
qualities of the moss, Somebody at 
the station was inspired to try a strand 
of dry moss as a substitute for the fine 
hair which is part of the moisture indi- 
eator used by foresters called a 
hygrometer. 
The result showed that a _ slight 
thread of moss gave as delicate re- 
sponse to the fluctuating moisture in the 
air as the standard strand of hair. It 
was also found that moss placed on a 
carefully balanced metal arm which has 
a pen attached to one end to record its 
movements on a piece of paper would 
move the pen and thus register the dry 
or damp conditions of atmosphere as 
accurately as the instrument would 
work with the strand of hair. The 
movement of the pen depending on the 
weight of moisture received or expelled 
by the sensitve moss. 
Hereafter if the forest ranger studies 
carefully the dry and wet conditions of 
the gray moss or makes a moisture in- 
dicator out of it he will always be able 
to find out about the approach of a 
dangerous fire period without consult- 
ing other sources of information. 



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