Conservation Reader
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CONSERVATION SERIES
CONSERVATION READER
BY
HAROLD W. FAIRBANKS
ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND WITH REPRODUCTIONS OF PAINTINGS IN COLOR
YONKERS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK
HAROLD W. FAIRBANKS
ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND WITH REPRODUCTIONS OF PAINTINGS IN COLOR
YONKERS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK
WORLD BOOK COMPANY
1920
1920
WORLD BOOK COMPANY
THE HOUSE OF APPLIED KNOWLEDGE
THE HOUSE OF APPLIED KNOWLEDGE
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
CONSERVATION READER
CHAPTER ONE
HOW OUR FIRST ANCESTORS LIVED
HOW OUR FIRST ANCESTORS LIVED
CHAPTER TWO
HOW OUR NEEDS DIFFER FROM THOSE OF THE FIRST MEN
THE CITY ON THE PLAIN
HOW OUR NEEDS DIFFER FROM THOSE OF THE FIRST MEN
THE CITY ON THE PLAIN
CHAPTER THREE
THE EARTH AS IT WAS BEFORE THE COMING OF CIVILIZED MEN
IN THE HEART OF THE WOODS
THE EARTH AS IT WAS BEFORE THE COMING OF CIVILIZED MEN
IN THE HEART OF THE WOODS
CHAPTER FOUR
NATURE'S UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF HER GIFTS
NATURE'S UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF HER GIFTS
CHAPTER FIVE
THE LAND OF THE POOR PEOPLE
THE LAND OF THE POOR PEOPLE
CHAPTER SIX
WHAT THE MUDDY RIVULET HAS TO SAY
WHAT THE MUDDY RIVULET HAS TO SAY
CHAPTER SEVEN
HOW FAR WILL NATURE RESTORE HER WASTED GIFTS?
HOW FAR WILL NATURE RESTORE HER WASTED GIFTS?
CHAPTER EIGHT
THE SOIL—THE MOST IMPORTANT GIFT OF NATURE
THE SOIL—THE MOST IMPORTANT GIFT OF NATURE
CHAPTER NINE
THINGS OF WHICH SOIL IS MADE
THINGS OF WHICH SOIL IS MADE
CHAPTER TEN
HOW THE SOIL IS MADE
HOW THE SOIL IS MADE
CHAPTER ELEVEN
HOW VEGETATION HOLDS THE SOIL
HOW VEGETATION HOLDS THE SOIL
CHAPTER TWELVE
WHAT HAPPENS WHERE THERE IS NO PROTECTING CARPET OF VEGETATION
WHAT HAPPENS WHERE THERE IS NO PROTECTING CARPET OF VEGETATION
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
THE USE AND CARE OF WATER
THE USE AND CARE OF WATER
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
COULD WE GET ALONG WITHOUT THE TREES?
COULD WE GET ALONG WITHOUT THE TREES?
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
WHERE HAS NATURE SPREAD THE FOREST?
WHERE HAS NATURE SPREAD THE FOREST?
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
WHAT ARE THE ENEMIES OF THE TREES?
WHAT ARE THE ENEMIES OF THE TREES?
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
HOW THE FORESTS ARE WASTED
HOW THE FORESTS ARE WASTED
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
HOW THE FORESTS SUFFER FROM FIRES
HOW THE FORESTS SUFFER FROM FIRES
CHAPTER NINETEEN
EVILS THAT FOLLOW THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FORESTS
EVILS THAT FOLLOW THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FORESTS
CHAPTER TWENTY
HOW OUR GOVERNMENT IS HELPING TO SAVE THE FORESTS
HOW OUR GOVERNMENT IS HELPING TO SAVE THE FORESTS
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
OUR FOREST PLAYGROUNDS
OUR FOREST PLAYGROUNDS
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE WILD FLOWERS
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE WILD FLOWERS
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
NATURE'S PENALTY FOR INTERFERING WITH HER ARRANGEMENTS
NATURE'S PENALTY FOR INTERFERING WITH HER ARRANGEMENTS
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
WHAT SHALL WE DO WHEN THE COAL, OIL, AND GAS ARE GONE?
WHAT SHALL WE DO WHEN THE COAL, OIL, AND GAS ARE GONE?
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
NEED FOR PROTECTION OF CREATURES THAT LIVE IN THE WATER
NEED FOR PROTECTION OF CREATURES THAT LIVE IN THE WATER
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
MAN MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN THE OTHER ANIMALS
MAN MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN THE OTHER ANIMALS
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
THE TRAGEDIES OF MILADY'S HAT AND CAPE
THE TRAGEDIES OF MILADY'S HAT AND CAPE
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
THE COURT OF THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS
THE COURT OF THE ANIMALS AND BIRDS
CHAPTER THIRTY
THE BIRDS OUR GOOD FRIENDS AND PLEASANT COMPANIONS
THE BIRDS OUR GOOD FRIENDS AND PLEASANT COMPANIONS
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
HOW TO BRING THE WILD CREATURES BACK AGAIN
THE PRECEPTOR'S PLEA FOR THE BIRDS
HOW TO BRING THE WILD CREATURES BACK AGAIN
THE PRECEPTOR'S PLEA FOR THE BIRDS
INDEX
TREES, STARS and BIRDS
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