. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 35. Forests and forestry. forests can meet the demand if properly cared for, but they cannot if they are to be continually subject to damage from fire. Forest fires must no longer be regarded as inevitable, unpreventable, and as accidents. They must be considered in their true light, namely, that they are a curse which must be done away with, and the person or corporation who does not use every possible means to prevent damage while using fire must suffer because of the abuse of his liberty and of his neighbors' rights. LESSON SEV


. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 35. Forests and forestry. forests can meet the demand if properly cared for, but they cannot if they are to be continually subject to damage from fire. Forest fires must no longer be regarded as inevitable, unpreventable, and as accidents. They must be considered in their true light, namely, that they are a curse which must be done away with, and the person or corporation who does not use every possible means to prevent damage while using fire must suffer because of the abuse of his liberty and of his neighbors' rights. LESSON SEVENTEEN AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION While it is true that it is the duty of the Commonwealth to take care of its own interests, both as a timber land owner, and because of the benefits of forests to society, it must be distinctly understood that the Commonwealth is made up of the individuals who live within its borders. The results of forest fires touch the life of every individual in the Commonwealth. It is the duty, therefore, of every citizen to do his share, not simply in the suppression of forest fires, but also in their prevention. "Important as fire extinction is, greater stress must be placed upon fire prevention. The evil must be eliminated at its ; "Safety First," efficiency, and conservation are three terms that are upon the lips of the people upon all occasions. They are easily under- stood and appreciated. They are being applied to all phases of work, private and governmental. Efffciency commissions and the conserving of material and human wealth by national and state governments are in vogue. Although this condition exists, the people are not yet entirely awake to the foundation principle of these three ideas. The best conservation of effort, time, money, resources, health, and life is expressed in the idea of the prevention of waste. The remedy- ing of ills and the restoration of things which can be restored are noble actions, but many ills c


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