[15] It will be remembered that they were obliged to keep the sacred fire always burning, and were put to death if they misbehaved. The fire was never allowed to go out during the whole of Roman history, and the custom has been even preserved in some Roman Catholic convents and chapels.
[16] Seven Seas.
[17] Munro, Lake Dwellings.
[18] Royal Dublin Society, vol. i. part v. No. 11.
[19] Niven, Bot. Section British Association, 1901.
[20] Boyd Watt, Cairngorm Club Journal, vol. iv. No. 20, January, 1903; Smith, Lewis, Roy. Geog. Soc. Journal.
[21] The Romans used it for ships' masts and spars.
[22] Most of these interesting details are found in Boulger's valuable treatise on "Wood."
[23] Compare the report by the Society of Arts.
[24] The Toll of the Bush.