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Show It's Time to Enjoy Autumn Color in the National Forests U j.iiiim-'r t'.i.lcs (sun Hi, KcicMs m the lu '.i:;!.i;:l li.'oii, tlu pub is tvuvm.ivl 11U,,. ,,;.!; U) ,'!;, l!i,. colorful .L.Mc.m Si .i.'ii About l!i s ! :v.e h i .ii', i',.;i.i:;. oi. .ivti. cA nuunl.i:ii !.ii;.' is touched vwth burs r.i:'-:;;!i-; t'svm p.ilo . U,nv t., S;.,il.ir.l llUISts Ot Ol.UUC .ir. I rt-vi Hat i.ii- Km soon these iM-s will thillcr to e.iit'i :. enrich the Iciest soil M.ii'.y parents are nuestio:'- oil th," how's and why'. I ' et colored leaves as thev k';-;ve their children through ihi coun'.rv sule The ques j Hons are not new and uei- Hut aie most of the !ms w .is liult.in legend lolls of col I'stuil Inuilors .slayin;; the Ureal Hoar 1 1 .s bloo,', in p ii;; on h,. forests, chances i"aii leaves to red puu,,. I'-ives turn fellow when he I. it splatters out of the kot 1 1 -" ;S hunters cook their in". it Of course, even the oua:est will recognize thu -s!ot'.v as .iiie fiction. Then tli-'tv is the story of Jack l-'rost, who for nianv years lias heen held responsible lor frost painted windows and colored leaves. Hut the f-'1'1 is, that many leaves change color before Jack l''ivst appears on the scene. For precocious youngster; who want fact instead of fiction, fic-tion, the IVpartmeut of Agriculture's Ag-riculture's Forest Service has Prepared a leaflet entitled. "Why l...;ues Change Color." It is available m ,,)ost Fo.--est Service f.eld offices and the Uegioiul Office, 324 2;t'. Street, Ogden. I'tah 8110'. Anions other interesting in form. it. on is a brief story of the chemical processes lak h'.g place in the trees as sum mer changes to winter. |