. Country life reader . pplyof hemlock, which is doubly valuable on account of its barkand its wood. Then, too, the hemlock, even when half-rotten and AMONG THE EVERGREENS 307 lying on the ground, is of interest to the lover of nature,on account of the beautiful fungus that grows from itstrunk. These fungous growths are sometimes very large,measuring over a foot in diameter, and they are coveredwith a delicate brown bloom which makes them look likethe branching horns of the deer in the velvet. When thisvelvety bloom is brushed off, the fungus is bright mahog-any in color, and is scarcely less
. Country life reader . pplyof hemlock, which is doubly valuable on account of its barkand its wood. Then, too, the hemlock, even when half-rotten and AMONG THE EVERGREENS 307 lying on the ground, is of interest to the lover of nature,on account of the beautiful fungus that grows from itstrunk. These fungous growths are sometimes very large,measuring over a foot in diameter, and they are coveredwith a delicate brown bloom which makes them look likethe branching horns of the deer in the velvet. When thisvelvety bloom is brushed off, the fungus is bright mahog-any in color, and is scarcely less beautiful than the orig-inal brown. But the hemlock has still greater attraction for the boys,for it is the favorite feeding-ground of the dull-witted, slow-footed vegetarian hves chiefly onthe fresh twigs and bark of the birch and the hemlock,and he may sometimes be seen, late in the afternoon,scrambling clumsily about in the thick hemlock top be-fore he retires for the night to his shelter in the Winter by the brookside. A BETTER HOUSE (Concluded) In the furnishing of houses great changes have beenmade since our great grandfathers time. Many of the oldlog cabins had httle furniture besides tables, chairs, andbeds. The beds were made of four poles, with basswoodbark woven between them. The chairs and tables wereroughly made and without ornamentation. But later,when flax and wool were raised and when spinning-wheelswere invented, curtains and carpets of home manufacturemade the pioneer homes more comfortable. Then camea time when it was thought that articles which came fromthe stores were better than those which were a result, store carpets, curtains, chairs, and otherfurnishings came into use; and to-day in our houses thereare few home-made articles to be found. But have all these changes in the furnishing of ourhomes always meant a real improvement? Let us lookinto an average living-room in a farmhouse and see whetherthere are not further c
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