Evening star., 1913-07-27
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trees to plant in his yard or along his
walk or driveway. II he has a wooded
tract the forest service can tell him how
to manage II.
The forests provide not only permanent
homes, but places for temporary recre-
alton. Each year more campers find in
the national forests playground of in
finite possibilities. A summer cabin by
lake or stream. where the wind sings
through the trees, can be had on permit.
not only in the mountains Of the west,
but In the newly created Appalachian for
ests Of the east also.
The permit fee is only nominal. The
campers are provided for In a number of
other ways Direction signs are placed
along the roads and trails. forage for
saddle and pack animals can be had free
of charge, and tie rangers are instructed
to help visitors in getting proper camp
sites
II one is a manufacturer and finds that
the supply of a certain timber is being
exhausted the service may tell him OF
another which, it's experiments have DEM
onstrated, will serve equally we'll.
In short there is very little about the
growing Of trees and the use Of their
products that the forest service does not
know or cannot find out. and the results
OF its investigative work. as we'll as its
met" DDS OF administration, are always
at the disposal Of whoever may require
them.
protection OF the Home.
By Gen. James A. Drain. emher ~
the national board for the promotfon
OF rifle practice and Of the national
board OF exDerts for testing ammunl.
tiOn, War Department.
Any man who isn't able to protect his
home doesn't deserve to have one.
This ability should include the power
to stand watch and ward over his own
against foreign invasion az well AZ
against burglars or mobs. Now in this
day OF firearms no man can protect his
home adequately unless he can shoot,
and SO small arms practice FORMS or
should form, as much part OF American
home life as the exercise Of the fran
chise or the raising OF children.
One reason that SO many million Amer
leans know nothing about handling the
rife and revolver is that they and. their
parents before them have been scared
witless by that newspaper headline, "I
didn't know 1t was loadedr' In reality
that headline only proves the necessity
OF education In using small arms: for
the shooting iron in the home is no
more dangerous than the gas stove II
every member OF the household knows
Here are ten rules for the use Of the
rifle about the house, and everywhere
else, for that matter:
!. Consider every gun loaded until it Ia
proven empty.
2. Never point a gun at anything nm
less prepared to shoot.
8. Never use gun as a footrest or
walking stick, and never lean on II.
4. When passing an obstruction a .ways
unload the gun IL practicable; otherwise
point It where the charge from it can
do no harm.
s. Keep all firearms clean inside and
out SO that they will shoot we'll and
long.
9. Clean the gun at the earliest possible
moment after you stop shooting with il.
Z. In hunting shoot only game, and
don't kill more than your share.
g. Never fire your gun where II vii,
annoy or endanger any one, unless in
self defense.
o. II you can't follow these rules sel,
your gun for scrap iron.
10. Train your boy to shoot accort1,np
to these rules. In ordinary cases hjs
shooting ability is a good index OF HE
personal habits, for no one with anv