Excerpt from The Preservation of Wood But this little book wishes to do more than to inform the layman who buys and uses wood how he may best serve his indi vidual interests. It wishes to make him realize what every scientist and engineer has long since realized acutely - the national necessity of protecting his wood against the attack of its enemies. His desire to cut down replacement to a minimum is also one of the most vital needs of his country. This book wishes to do its bit, and to acquaint him with the opportunity to do his hit, in the great national effort to conserve our re sources. By protecting his own wood in the best way for his specific purpose, he is at the same time protecting our forests for the common good of all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.