The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-12-02
RAMBLE IN THE WOODS.
BY THE "FAT CONTRIBUTOR"

because it is suggested by the theme.
There are many varieties of wood
hard wood, soft wood, green wood, dry
wood, | would, you would, and lots OF
others who would, too, if they could.
Beams of the eve are made out of
would. Ships are built Of hard wood,
which accounts for so many hard-s ships
sailors have to encounter, I've an
ocean. A ship made Of soft wood en-,
tirely would be a very soft thing, but
mariners who attempted to navigate
her wouldn't have a very soft thing.
Wool is not an ore, but oar is gener-
ally wood. 1t can be used Ger and
DER. however. | saw a sailor use one |
Ger his shipmate's head once.
Maple wood is iavorite variety
with juveniles on account Of the sugar
it yields. 1t is a mistake, however, to
suppose that maple sugar grows on the
maple in cakes, already crimpled
around the edges. 1t has to be gath.
ed and then crimpled afterward. lfI
any kind of wood would please the
children maple would.
Beech wood is a hard and tough va
riety, although it is tougher where
there is no wood at all, and no coal to
he had. The beach of the sea is very
different from the beech found on dry
land don't, / beech-seech you, con-
found the two, although the confound-
ed sea beach once coniounded me. "A
promising beech it was, yet full of
treacherous pitfalls, and | thought Of
suing for breech of promise. There
are few juveniles who are not more or
less familiar with birch. 1t is tre-
quently brought home 10 them. My
respective sire used to bring some OF
it home TO me once or twice week.
His remarks on the subject were
very cutting. He loved to mingle dis
, cpline with instruction. "My son, he
would say, dcftly balancing the rod
! in his hand to determine its relative
, heft, toughness and elasticity, and run
| ming his eye slowly down to the tip,
l edo YOU know what kind of wood this
is p How we'll do know iD. Birch, y
< Correct" and then he corrected me a
!, little Just to get his muscle in play
= "Where is it found ?" / wanted to say
= it was found on my back about as oft
en- as anywhere, but dared not, so
stated in a general way that it was
, found in the woods. estate to the
Court" (my father was a member o
5 the BARI whether it is pliable or not,
(and he piled it vigorously. ut is,
| managed to writhe-"aud tough 7
bringing tafts of jacket every whack k
T. Tough" | roared. Then while taking
- breathing spell he would explain
Z, that the Indians used to make canoe
out of birch bark, and told him occ
l thought birch would make any bod
s bark, but Immediately stood correct
ed in fact sometimes stood correcte
so long that it was painful for me
sit down. But won't dwell too niue
II. on birch, it might bring up too man
unpleasant "reminiscences.
Hickory is both tough and elastic
Indians make bows out of hickor,
but it is difficult for Indian girls
make much out of their beaux, fl
they never have cent, unless dis
greeable red scent.
Pine is exceedingly valuable to con
merce, but it is rapidly pining ava
The immense forests Of pine wi
which the country was once so opule
- are fast disappearing before the ak
Il the woodman. No use of repining
its loss-it can't be repined, Pinea
Piles do not grow upon the pinetre
they are hung up there when hi
grown to complete their growth, al
then l doubt their doing it.
Dogwood can be successfully cul
waited by setting it out when a pu
n You can detertime what breed it is
n, watching its bark. This is not inf
lible, however, for when one dog wo
perhaps another dog wouldn't.
Sandals used to be made of sand
wood, but now boots grow on a be
tree. Any shumach(er) will tell y
- that
- Kindling wood has its uses. VIII
/ was boy had to split kindling
baking days, The other day | tC
my boy to go out and split some kiI
ling wood, and he laughed until
thought he would split, but he didr
His disposition is not akin to kindlil
Much has been written about "BaI
in the wood" but don't know W
- kind of wood it was. saw ba
- once in plaster, but | suppose Il
could be done ia wood, too. If Il
were babes when their cruel uncle
them they soon got to be grown 7
pie. They couldn't have suffered
for the want of fuel. certainly, for Il
Ssr1 ,oSk never got ont of (the) wood.
Z !. Il "