CHECKING THE WASTE
A STUDY IN CONSERVATION
By
MARY HUSTON GREGORY
What you would weave into the life of the nation, put into the public schools.
—Emperor William I.
INDIANAPOLIS
THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
COPYRIGHT 1911
PRESS OF
BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | [ What Is Conservation?] | 1 |
| II | [ Soil] | 10 |
| III | [ Forests] | 42 |
| IV | [ Water] | 86 |
| V | [ Coal] | 124 |
| VI | [ Other Fuels] | 144 |
| VII | [ Iron] | 164 |
| VIII | [ Other Minerals] | 181 |
| IX | [ Animal Foods] | 198 |
| X | [ Insects] | 217 |
| XI | [ Birds] | 236 |
| XII | [ Health] | 265 |
| XIII | [ Beauty] | 302 |
| XIV | [ In Conclusion] | 312 |