Zurich Herald, 1921-08-11, Page 2r7,
Thc Woodcn Bc11
BY HOMER J. COUNCILOR --•--
PART I.
Never could we trap old Sergeant
• Digby into admitting that his had
been an urination career; that the tales
of hie early days, eentreieg in his
strong personality, his marvelous- in-
genuity and his quiet courage, were
records ef devotion to duty and loyal-
ty to purpose seldom equalled,.
We hed been diseussing a eerioes
little wooden bell, whese thin edges
and narrow lips gave forth a dell
"clinked:ink" as the inide clapper
swung frorn side to side. It was a int
of native work from Central Africa.
Fastened about the neck of a hoend,
much as is a sheep hell, it had served
in the hunt or chase to keep the
hunters constantly informed of the
whereabouts of the dog even in the
dense underbrush of the jungle. The
old trooper smiled in a whole -hearted
way as we, clamoring for its story,
declared that all of his adventures
were spellbinding.
"Interesting to me, boys, because I
Jived through them, that's all," he in -
slated. "Every man lives over his
youth as he grows old."
Yet what 'could be more gripping
than his simple recital of the thrilling
days incident to -the first African ex-
pedition of which he was a member,
days crowded with action, filled with
constant demands for a gaick wit and
a steady hand, and centred with all
the terrors of the savage, untamed
wilderness.
"From Cairo to the posts in British
Africa. There had been considerable
unrest among the natives, small p,ar-
ties of explorers have been murdered,
the Germans are attempting to ex-
tend their influence through Uganda,
and it is believed that a showing of
a well -organized military unit will
have a. decidedly beneficial effect."
The major teased a small bundle
of papers upon my desk as he spoke.
adding as he passed on out of the
TOO=
"See to it, sergeant, that all neces-
sary preparations are made at once."
The orders provided. for passage up
the Nile by steamer to- the head of
navigation; thence up the Bahr -el -
Jebel by small boats to the head-
waters of that stream, and; from
there overland by easy marches
thicrugh the Taro or lVflumbiro re-
gions, dotted with myriads of indes-
cribably .beautiful lakes, past Lake
Victoria and on down into the coastal
country.
Rather late one afternoon we eame
out of a heavily- wooded section upon
the slope of a large hill. This slope
was dpen and entirely .barren of vege-
tation except for scattered patches of
coarse grass and underbrush. It im-
pressed us as an. ideal spot at which
to ,eamp while 'our equipment ,wap
.lifedengoing'cerettin tecessarsegepairs.
This we did. The day was one not
easily forgotten—a model of Sep-
tember perfection in the Tropics. Not
a leaf was stirring. Ail nature was
dozing end a languid spirit of abso-
lute inactivity pervaded the atmos-
phere. In keeping with our intention
•of remaining for several days, we ap-
plied ourselves vigorously to the
pitching of a semipermanent camp.
When the delayed evening meal was
finally servedit was genuinely en-
• joyed, and, following taps, sleep was
quick in coming.
About midnight a deep, ominous
rumbling like the growling of thunder,
accompanied by a slight vibration of
the ground, roused us from our sleep.
The jungle beasts were acting most
peculiarly. Entirely ignoring our
presence they went hurrying through
the camp into the depths of the forest
from which we had that evening em-
erged. While speculating on these
singular circumstances we observed
a slight glow reflected against the
clouds, which was gradually growing
in intensity. A fine dust was sifting
over us.
"It's a volcano," some one shouted.
"We will be .buried. Run for your
lives."
As the significance of this state-
ment dawned upon us the entire
camp broke into turmoil, Military
precision was discardedand the habit-
ual discipline was aba.ndoned. The old
order of nature reasserted itself—
man contending with the physical
forces of the elements. Prirnitive sur-
roundings produced primitive in-
stincts and the law of self-preserva-
tion exerted its full influence. Snatch-
ing upsuch of our personal effects
i
as lay mmediately at hand, we plung-
ed into the blackness of the thick
jungle.
;alum No. 38—,21,
In our mad flight I managed to keep
' in toueli -with Corporal Williams, who
had been my constant companion on
this siesignment
I
"Shall 'we tree to get still further
!away?" we asked each other.
"It seems to be safe ermagli here,"
Tillias su ested "No ihes are
falling on us."
"Right," I agreed, noticing for the
first time the absence of the flee dust,
"and if we go too fax we are liable
to become separated from the rest
of the company,"
I had later talearn just how ridieue
lous this remark was,
In the course of an hour the crim-
son and yellow firee in the sky above
us gradually faded and died, the deep
rumbling subsided, and the eruption,
if such it could be called, had ceased.
With the return of darkness the ex-
• cited chatter of monkeys, the shrill
call of the birds and the nervous Test -
i less movements of the animals died
down and the tense tranquillity of a
tyloical jungle night enveloped us.
• "It seems about over, sergeant,"
WiNiams remarked, breaking a long
silence.
"I'm glad of that," I answered.
• "Volcanoes are something new to me.
• I am not at all certain as to how one
should treat the beasts.
"If I ani consulted in the matter I
will arrange to have all my dealings
at long range. No close skirmishes
for me. I prefer to be so -situated
that a hasty retreat may be made in
• good order."
"We appear to have retreated sue-
; ces,sfully, but we will probably need
to remain here the rest of the night.
'What about some sleep?"
"That suits me, if you will do the
• sleeping. I had rather smoke and
i stand watch.
I "If you can't sleep we will both do
1 time. I did not have myself in mind
• when I mentioned it."
I So it was that as the sun rose out
I of the East at daybreak he found us
eagerly awaiting his coming.
I "Williams,' I said, "believe me or
' not, as you choose, we are lost in
this African jungle."
as am y's ghost
walked," he replied. "You'll sure get
court-martialed for this, sergeant."
"I should feel much safer if they
were court-martialing me right now.
But since they are not I am. going to
climb this tree and take some obser-
vations.
From the treetop I located a hill,
two or more miles distant, whioh had
every appearance of being the site
of our camp. Imparting this encour-
aging ;information to. Williams, we re-
sumed our tramp. The hill was soon
reached, but it had nothing in cthn-
rnon •th the
• Another lengthy- deeCtiSsion "ended
in our taking- a new tack, but mid-
afterneori founcb us in as sorry a
plight as ever. A {kaki times we.
could 'have sworn that the camp was
in sight and as many times we were
disappointed. Once we sighted the
smoke of a camp fire, and hurrying
eagerly toward it :through the matted
underbrush we found the smoldering
remains of the one lighted by our-
selves earlier in the day. Realizing
that with the coming of darkness no-
thing .more could be done we again
satisfied our hunger of the portions
of roast pig we had saved from the
morning meal and prepared for the
night. Climbing a tree we fashioned
a rough bed- of boughs high in the
branches, where we need fear none
of the larger prowling beasts. Our
pressing need of sleep, however, did
not cause us to neglect ordinary pre-
cautions. We arranged to alternate
,
on the watch each being thus enabled
to obtain a fair mount of rest.
• The morning watch fell to the cor-
poral. His position being of neces-
sity more or less cramped, he wel-
comed the opportunity of slipping
noiselessly to the ground to stretch
his legs when the morning light be-
gan to filter through the trees, in-
tending to continue his guard duty
there.
Just how it all happened we never
knew, but I was awakened with a
start by the sound of a shot and the
clashing of harsh, guttural voices, be-
low mg. Peering down through the
branches I saw Williams struggling
in the grasp of a party of gigantic
savages. He was shouting as he
fought:
"Stay where you are, Digby; stay
where you are You can't help me,"
I was in a quanclry as to what to
do, for 'unarmed, I was, of course,
powerlese. In spite of that, however,
• I could not remain inactive while my
companien was set upon. Ignoring
his repeated injunction to remain
hidden, I was about to leap upon the
back of the nearest savage when I ob-
served that they were not attempting
to harm him, but were instead merely
binding his hands and feet. Instinc-
tively I felt that later my help might
count for more, and in direct opposi-
tion to my first eatural impuleee
remained motiOnless,
Carrying Williams between them,
the party struck off through the
woods. Hesitating no longer and in-
wardly condemning myself as a row-
ard, I dropped to the ground end
guardedly followed their trail. Cern-
ing upon them unexpectedly
they were resting I was surprise 1 at
the fact that in- addition to the cox -
oral the party were tarrying the
bodie of a number of blacks lashed
to longpoles. Like a ray of a tiny
candle in a darkened room the truth
slowly percolated through any mud-
dled brain,
"The Niarri Niam cannibals! Wil-
liams in their hands!"
• The shudder of horror which shook
my frame nailed me to rey trackS.
The noisy, gruesome caravan moved
on and I felleWed doggedly. About
noon a latge village Wad reached,
where the party was eagerly teethed
by nearly a hundred other Men aug-
Mental by a great eempeny of women
NURSE.S
The woronto Hospital for Incur-
ahles, in affiliation with 13ellevue and
I-Iospitals, New York City,
offers a, three years' Course of Train-
ing to yeung iV 0 rn e nr haying fho re-
quired education, an .desirous er be-
coming nurses. This . ateepi tee1ari
adopted the oight-hour syston,, Vhe
pupils receive uniforms of tho school,
Li monthl,v allowance and travellirm
expenses to and from New York, nor
further Information apply to the
Superintendent.
d children. Concealed at the edge
of the clearing I could observe every
movement of the tragedy being en-
acted.
It is so easy for us, 'children of an
• arrogant western eivilizetlen, to de-
nounce all whodo not 'conform to our
customs as groveling in the mire of
dense ignorance and depravity. It is
difficult for us to comprehend the
savage as he is, a strange mixture of
keen intelligence and gross barbarity,
of an instinctive love of art and an
indescribable .cruelty, of a genuine af-
fection for family and wild caenibal-
istic passions. These men, who sat 'in
council were armed with -weapons
fashioned from the steel prodened in
their own 'smelters; about their ankles
' and wrists Were metal circlets of ad-
' mixable workmanship wrought by
their own hands. They wee cenning,
adroit, courageous. •"
All the more terrible did this ren-
der our situation. These black ,ghouls,
squatting like monster -vultures; keen -
eyed and cruel, were merciless vane -
pees from whose clutches none were
known to have escaped. ,
By crawling-, creeping and 4.dging
I was able to reach the rear Of the
houses. From there I made To way.
to an open space, presurnablY, set
apart for the women, but now (legat-
ed on account of the feast in prdspect.
Beside the .small fire lay half a.dozen
heavy mats such as they use in cur-
taining the doors of their houses.
Some of these had been badly' torn
and were in course of repair. A large
earthen pot filled with pitchy- resin to
be used in the work stood at my- feet.
There was a mo-vement among the
natives as the 'chief ended his lengthy
speech and the death dance about the
triangle began.
The time was ripe for me to •act if
I were ever to do anything. ' It as
only a question as to what I alone
could o.
My band closed on a spear leaning
against the side of the house by which
I was hiding. Grasping this in both'
hands I .squared myself for a rush into
the wriggling, dancing, chaneing
throng when the bowl of resin caught
my eye. Here was a more powerful
1 means of destruction than the single
spear I held. Dropping the weapon, I
,caught up the pot and emptied its con-
' tents over the mats -lying at my feet.
Snagging one of these on the 'point
of the spear I held it to the fire. It
ignited instanly: Balancing it on the
spear for the fraction of a eeeorad I
hurled it with all my strength diteets
ly at the -chief on his throne. like, a
cornet it flew—this sheet of White
hotefiie.. Full on the back et seruck
the eavage leader. His head, eattght
in the unrepaired rent a'
"Mane fell about his'elioul e
flaming poncho. As though lorably.
ejected from his seat, the'unfOrtunate
wretch leaped into the air. Wildly
he,s,hrieked and madly he 'struggled to
free himself, Unmindful of his Cries
'of pain or the consternation and con-
fusion, they produced, I caught up a
second Mat, which, when lighted, I
hurled upon the 'roof of. a nearby
louse. This was repeateduntil three -
of the heuses were blazing. With the
1 bnisk brieze then blowing the entire
village would soon be an flames.
All thatight of the feast had vat-
ished. The chief, frenzied with agony,
was frantically imploring his .war-
riors for help. They, fearing fOr their
own safety from the terrrble death
descending upon them from the sky,
and seeing their homes in flames, fled
from the doomed village and plueged
into the forest followed by the womeO
and children, leaving their king writh-
ing upon the ground alone:
(To be concluded.)
Buying Antiques.
• Spurious "antique" furniture may be
of any one of three kinds; a .piece
made up of bits of antique carving,
panels and so forth: a real antique to
which carvings or inlays have been
added: or a piece that is only a copy.
It is•extrernely .difflcult for an amateur
to detect a clever imitation, especially'
if it belongs to one of the first two
classes. Then why buy antiques? It
Is all a matter of taste; many old
things have a beauty that time alone
can give, though new things of good
design and construction are just as
nseful and sometimes just as attrac-
tive. Perhaps the greatest pleasure
for the ordinary person in bnying
antiques is that he has to buy one
piece at a time. and :that one only es.
ter thinking it over carefully.
Minard's Liniment for Dandruff.
,to
. Imitating Daniel.
A well-known actor was called Upon,
without any warning, to make an af-
ter-dlimer speech.
-"Gentlemen," said he, "I feel like
Daniel in the lions' den." The guests
were all attehtion'. "Now whet did
Daniel say when he found himself In
the den of lions? He just Said: Well,
whoever's going to do the after-dint:Ler
speaking, it won't be men."
's
There never has been de-
vised and there never will
be devised, Ater law which
will enable a man to suc-
ceed save by the exercise Of
those qualities which have
always been the prerequisi-
tes of success, the qualities
of hard work, of keen intel-
ligence, of unflinching will.
—Theodore koos6ve1t.
Andrew Cazzgie's First
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IVallena tbloilYalt:,eitiskeDno'
hiscIflixsetd.11D
1ala:n°taes.:
in py,hei,
Unit the werld is his. The sensations
of a be at such an hour are graphi-
cally pictured by Andrew Carnegie,
The incident in my messenger life
that at once lifted me to the' seventh
heaven, he says in his Autobiography,
occurred one Saturday evenieg when
Colonel Glees was paying the boys
their month's wages.. We stood, in a
row before the counter, and Mr. Glass
paid each in turn. I was at the head
and, reached out zey band for the first
eleven, and a quarter dollars as they
were pushed out by Mr. Glass. To my
surprise he pushed them past- me and
paid the next boy. I thought it was a
mistake, for I had heretofore been
paid first, but it followed in turn with
each of the other boys. My heart be-
gan to sink within me. Disgrace seem-
ed coming. What had I done or not
done? I was about to be told that
there *as no more work for me.
Was to disgrace the family. That was
the keenest pang of all. When all had
been paid and the boys were gone Mr.
Glass took me behind the counter and
said that I was worth more than the
• otohnaierb.oys, and he had resolved to pay
me thirteen and a half dollars a
m
My head swain; I doubted whether
I had heard him correctly. He count-
ed out the, money. • I don't know
whether I thanked him; I don't believe
I did. I took it and made one bound
for the door and -scarcely stopped u,n-
til I got home. I remember distinctly
running or rather bounding from end
to end Of the bridge across the Alleg-
heny • Riven—inside on the wagon
track because the foetwalk was too
narrow. It was Saturday night. I
handed ever to mother, who was the
treasurer of the family, the eleven
dollars and a quarter and said nothing
about the remaining two dollars and
a quarter in my-pocket—Worth more
to me then than all the millions I have
made since.
Tom, a little boy of nine, and I slept
in the attic together, and after we
were "safely ha bed I whispered the
secret to my dear little brother. -*Even
at his early age he knew what it
meant, and we talked over the future.
It was then, for the first time, that I
sketched:to him how we would go into
business together; that the firm of
Carnegie Brothers would be a great
one, and that father and mother
should yet ride in their carriage. At
the time that seemed to us to embrace
everything known as wealth and most
of what was worth striving for,
• On Sunday m.orning with father,
mother and Tom at breakfast, I pro-
duced the extra' two dollars and a
quarter. • The surprise was great, and
it took some moments for them to
grasp the situation, but it soon dawn -
upon them. Then father's glance
enteeinpride and .mother's blazing
e sbon wet -with tears told their
feeling. It was their boy's first
triumph and proof positive that he
was worthy of promotion. No subse-
quent success or recognition of any
kind ever thrilled me as this, did. I
cannot even imagine one that could.
Here was heaven upon earth. My
whole world was moved to tears of
joy.
Benefits of Tree Plantations
on Prairie Farms.
' There are several ways in which
plantations of trees benefit the prairie
settler, •the most important of which
are the fellowing:
1. They,afford shelter froni the wind
."to orops, buildings, and stock.
2. They collect and hold the snow
during the winter, preventing it from
banking up around buildings.
3. They preserve and retain the
moisture in the soil by breaking the
force Of the hot winds in summer, thus
retarding evaporation. The snow also
held by them in the Winter, melting
In the spring, furnishes a great deal/
of moisture to the, land in the immedi-
ate vicinity which dtherwise it would
not retain.. ,
4. Plantationswill supply fuel, fent-
ing material, and wood for repairs. If
settlers would only realize that they
can grow their own fuel and fencing
material, as they undoubtedly can,
many more plantations would be set
out, es this would • mean to them a
great saving in time and labor.
5. They are of :esthetic value,
beautifying the landscape and making
life on the prairie much more pleasant
and less monotonous.
6. They greatly add to the money
Value of the farm. There is not the
slightest doubt that a farm which had
on it a well managed and productive
Woodlot of a few acres would, otter
cOnclitions considered equal, sell for
far more than one without trees,—
Norman M. Ross., Dominion Forest
Nursery Station, Indian Head, Sask.
An Eternal Peace.
Ilspallata Pass, in the snow -clad
heights of the Andes, the point where
the railway crosses the border line
between Argentina and Chile, stands
the famouS Christos statue, the 'sym-.
bol of eternal peace between the two
countries, • The icy, enerellese blasts
of winter have bent the bronZe erose,
but at the base of the statue are these
words:
Sooner Shall these montitainS Crum-
ble into dust than shall the people of
Argentina and Chill break the peace
to which they have pledged them-
selves at the feet of Christ the Be-
deeiner,
"Singing is the thing to Make you
theery,",said Sir Herty Lauder re-
teritly.
releard's Liniment fot Berta ete,
Crystallized Fruits and Flowers,,
theC°;:stsribilwitlenleenofdothile:ohb• ifroltfvergrealai7-
dens and orchards unless they erystal-
lize a few pound's of fruits and Wee-
soms each year.
With the arrival of the violets my
busy season begins, I gather the
violets early M the morning, making
sure that each one has a long stem
and I always 'crystallize steins and
all, dipping them ene at a time in the
hot ca-ndy which I have previously
made. This candy is made by taking
one pound- of sugar and pouring over
it just enough boiling water to, dis-
solve nicely; add one-half teaspoon of
cream of tartar, boil until it spins a
brittle thread, remove from fire (keep
hot but do not let it continue to boil).
If it sugars, boil up again.
• The blossoms are placed on -waxed
paper to dry and harden. The stems
are kept straight and the blossoms
retain shape and color. In May I
gather cherry end apple blossoms and
chrystallize them in clusters. These
are handled very carefully and make
dainty decorations for cakes, iees,
creamy desserts, etc.
Next in line collies rosebuds, rose
petals and whole roses 'crystallized.
There is a dainty little white rose, a
single pink, and a single yellow rose
that are the daintiest of confections
• when crystallized whole. I gather wild
roses, hundred leaf, and ether 'daintily
cohered roses, pluck off the petals and
• candy them. They find a ready mar-
ket at all seasons of the year.
Clover blossoms, both red and
white, mint leaves., and various other
blossoms that are fragrant are gath-
ered and crystallized. The clover
blossoms retain shape a n d 'color and
are used to decorate ices, cpces, etc.
The -candied mint leaves are delicious,
sprinkled over ice cream, whipped
cream dessert, a few in the iced tea
punch bowl or lemonade pitcher, or
served as after dinner mints. They
are novel, too, as well as dainty and
delicious.
In fruits I 'candy' cherries, berries,
thinly sliced peaches, pineapple, thin
slices of- oranges and lemon, malaga
grapes, etc.
When I candy strawberries I also
candy some of the blossoms at the
same time and serve a few of each on
the same crystal saucer. Crystallized
strawberries will keep only a few
days' as the 'centres are too juiey. I
make these up only when specially
ordered for luncheon or a tea or for
my own use. Everything else I make
up in great quantities ..for. my own
:use- and for commerciaPpurposes.
also crystallize dates and thin slime
of tender young carrots. These lat-
ter are dainty anddelicious.
In serving candied fruits 1 +serve
them in a. cryseal basket with aspara-
gus fern's -and a single, full-blown rose
to garnish the basket. The candied
fruits present a beautiful appearance
because of the dainty colorings and
they are in great demand by people
who can afford to pay for such deli-
cacies.
I use only the pink, white or yellow
roses to garnish the dish of candied
fruits as the darker roses spoil the
effect. A few carnation's or a blowsy
chrysanthemum would also look nice
on the tray.
Next season I shall crystallize lilac
and locust blossoms for the trade, as
my experiment with them this season
was a decided. success. I purchased
the best white sugar at wholesale and
use only the purest and best ingredi-
ents in my crystallized confections.
How I Make Ice Cream.
• Ice cream, like Topsy, "just grew."
Being a first cousin of frozen fruit
juices -and puddings, and a direct des-
cendant of the iced -drink sherbet,
famed in the Orient, it has a long
history, but the ice cream known to
you and me has 'been developed during
the -last century. No one housekeeper
discovered it.
The first requirement for making
good ice-cream is eggs, milk, and
cream of the 'highest quality, The
flavor of these foods can be detected
in the frozen food. Try as one will,
it is impossible to hide by freezing
any carelessness in .combining the
cream mixture. It's the smooth, rich
mixture which produces a smooth,
velvety -ice ttearn. If thin, watery
milk is used, what reason is there for
surprise when pieces of ice are found
in the frozen dessert?
Of course, there are other things
which influence the texture of ice
cream. As the mixture freezes', it
expands. Allowance should be mecle
for this by never having the freezer
more than three-fourths filled. When
this preception is not heeded, the ice
cream is certain to be 'coarse-grained.
The more rapidly ice cream freezes
the. greater the danger of its being
coarse in texture. or this reason,
one part of salt to three parts of ice
are used in freezing creams, while
with ices, where eoarseness in texture
is not undesirable, equal parts of bait
and ice are used. Salt hasten e the
freezing process-, se • the mere salt
used the quicker the freezing,
, The equipplent .needed le making
good ice cream is indeed simple, Of
Course there must be ice—snow will
do when it is aeailable. . To hasten the
freezing, this lee it 'broken into fine
pieces. r And a bag el burlap ,or
canvas is convenient for holdbig the
ice while breaking it. Either
wooden mallet, an °reline:IT hannaer,,
or a hatchet may be used to break the
ice. I mix the Ealt with the ice in a
tub or a large pan, and I have fornd
that a eoarsesfine rock salt gives best
satisfaction, When the ice and salt
are measured and thoroughly mixed;
this and the cream mixture are plaeed
in their respective compartments in
the freezer.
In farm communities where the
social life is active and ice cream se.
-dale are numerous, a community
• )freezer, owned co-operatively, is a.
good investment. For eitch purposes
a large freezer, Which may be turned'
by one of the gasoline engines in the
neighborhood, is a favorite.
Freezing ice =earn where the
cream mixture is not stirred is et ay,
and the ice erea.nt produced is excel-
lent. When using this, the ice and
salt are placed in their compartment,
which has an opening in the bottom
of the freezer, a cupful of water is
added to start the melting, and a
tightly fitting lid is adjusted; then
the cream mixture is poured in its
compartment through the Opening at
the top of the freezer, the lid fasten-
ed, and the freezer inverted. From
thirty minutes to one hour should be
allowed for the freezing, alth,ough
there is no harm done when the
freezer is not opened for several
, hours or half ---a day.
I Caramel Custard Ice Cream -2 cnps
milk' 4 egg yolks or 2 eggs, lie cup
sugar, ei cup sugar (caramelized), 2
cups thin cream. Scald the milk, (Lis-
' solve the ,camrnelized sugar in it;
I pour this over the egg, which. has
I been beaten with the other sugar.
Cook in a double boiler until it coats
the spoon. •Strain, chill, and freeze.
To caramelize sugar, 'stir it in a
saucepan directly over the fire, with-
out the addition of water, and stix
entil it melts and turns a light -brown
Canada Ice Cl'earri-4 taps cream,
1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla lits
teaspoon salt. Mix all the ingredients,
and freeze. Another way of combin-
ing the angredients is as follows: Di-
vide the cream into two equal por-
tions. Scald one portion, add the
sugar, and stir constantly. When tine
has cooled sufficiently, add the other
half of the 'cream, -beaten stiffly, the
salt, and the vanilla. Freeze.
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Forest Reseives, Belong to
• the People.
,The Dominion forest reserves in the
Prairie Provinces and Railway Belt Of
British Columbia are located on lands
unsuited to farraing. The idea is that
they shall be So handled as to provide
timbal; for fuel and building, both no -w
and in the future,' for settlements on
the fertile lands surrounding • them.
These forest areas are not reserved
from. the settler or held out of use, but
are reserved from the slasher, who
would pick trees an over the area and
leave a slash behind, which at the first
hint of fire would burn. like tinder and
thus cause the destruction of many
times more trees than. the settlers
would cut in several years., The tim-
ber is conserved by first salvaging all
dead timber and then by restricting
the cutting to mature trees in certain
areas, thus allowing the young forests
and cut -over forests time to grow and
to recuperate. The possibilities of
timber production under properly re-
gulated cutting aided by fire preven
tion are very great. On the reserves,
too, over one hundred thousand head
of stock—cattle, horses, and sheep—
graze every summer. These are own-
ed by settlers in the surrounding dis
tricts who are thus enabled to raise
much more stock than if restrictea to
their OWli land. The highest develop
ment of these Dominion forests hi:as
the standpoint of tirabor production, is
Quito compatible with their use. for
recreative purposes. • On many re.
serves summer resorts' have been es-
tablished, where under proper regu-
lations citizens may hold picnics,
camp out, or erect cottages In which
to spend the hot months. The setting
aside of 'forest reserves makes fox
game protection and the forest ofte
cers co-operate in. enforcing the pro-
vincial game laws. -Many forest re-
serves have been constituted game
presetves„ so that the supply of both
large and small game is increased for
the benefit of the people of the diffelo
ent provinces.. The forest reserves re.
gulations are framed with a view te
the _maintenance of a supply of 11,311 ir;
waters within the reserves, and the
forest officers see that the anglers
carefully observe these regulations.
Thus- these areas., which If out over
and burned over ruthlessly, would be-
come dseerts of drifting sand, menac-
ing the surrounding districts, are, un-
der the forest reserve system, made
to add to the wealth ahd comfort of all
the people and also to provide sPott
end recreation,
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