Excerpt from Hardwood Record, Vol. 40: April 25, 1915 October 10, 1915 It is of direct use and benefit to every man, woman and child in America. There is not a structure in all this country free from the influences of oak. If not used in its flooring or other finish, it is apt to be found in the furnishings, and if by any freak of circumstance other woods have been employed for these purposes, then oak-bark will have been used in the soles of all shoes that tread its halls. 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.