5 APRIL 1919, Page 14

(To THE Emma OF THE SPECIAT01."1 Sia,—It has been pointed

out by others than myself that the roots of huge trees should be utilized for this purpose, and can be cheaply made small enough to cart away by being beret with high explosives, and there are plenty of men who under- stand the work if advertised for. There are thousands and thousands of such roots in parks and hedgerows, and why not use them and make them of value instead of leaving them to rot is the ground? The principal thing required is making arrangements with some motor-wagon contractor to collect them from where they lie, to some neighbouring sawmill for rotting up for sale; or why not consume them on the owner's