New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-16

trfe a VOC. b1s he hSrt. - rot en-y ~sU9-l
F." voods, ]. is sso devoid Of par.s ony here and
" there Q juriper-bu.h, scue s.,ls herb or gTsss
" .p.ircs fscm tie hesps OF limestone. This sSss
-, totally hfeIeI: cEsrac;er from ths. Of tbs Alps,
which ae remarkable f)r her fJres:s AMI lax lnan;
"ntaeovs." Here we seek IL ys.n TO- crsrges,
which are cultivated at the Lsso di G AIDA and L.,o
Msgsre; snd the olive is Only iecaee from i s -
the wee. 4 Tr.ss.e Were The steep h.r. tself
sffc-is s shelter sgsIsi ;hs "-ni ~ tie va
LEY rurnirr N toward he ess; OF Iae''e where
".he wind has fall play. al the o.ve'tress wers
frozen il the Wntsr q l'oS-9, ifou WHICH cause
very few are NE: with there now
PIofessor Schou~ seems 70 argue ths' throughout
meet II Er,op, the destruction OF forests hss n's
b.oach. ab)c, alterations OF climate, nIesse q
hest. s,d;ty or bxrsuness. Bl. lie sd'a1ess i"es
AID opuors allowing tbs, forests hsve produced the
very ie sults which he afects not 20 see. lie thinks
,hs, the ysvrirg csves ard rocky lecses ssslow up
tie rau that falls sud .nus cause droutn ana serhhy
"Th.s penetration OF the superficial wster deSn
into the suo'eTrsIesn accumn!srons, IN e'uuua ION
with he .pariry srnouLt OF rain which Is eaA'SSet-
is.ic stre of he elm ate Of the south asteTn parts
al Europe cals.s the gres. dencency oil sptsSs sua
wells in the karst; whence The innsoWsnts IS III DA
Uats, for the most part ceqendeIt OF raia "avet
collected cs.erps and IL this we meet viva en'.her
great o.rerce rom the iest OF the Alps, 90 rlch IN
springs al brooks.
The botsnsi then goes TO speak-ss quoted
above-of tn. APPS, /" 60 rich 10 spress and brooks,
a. "renaiksbe for their forests and luIurant mead
,vs.r The relation between the two facts is that OF
ause and effect.
Scne s;rkug and lterestipg illustrations OF the
value Of forests aud the baneu effects caused by their
destruction ale given by c. 5. Sonnci, French a.
var. Of c-es. emlnence; daring AMI enterprisns
-syelsr MT unlike the late John l.. Stephens, with
he sdded advantage of large scientific acquire nents
He wss sent on: by the French Government not long
before Bonspastes expedition 10 the East q, one Inc
oeyploie Egypt, at another TO visit Greece, Turkey
and the lses OF the Mediterranean. Ills narratives
were published ard translated into Engbsh aud o.her
languages toward tie cose OF the lac. century 10 the
island Of Cyprus he says:
" Rain here is very rare in this season SUMMER,
and long and cruel drou.hs sometimes Danish al
agreeable verdure, Destroy the plants attract close
ard numberrss columns OF grassnoppers I'm one
translation rendered "ocusts l. and place trshttnl
.csrci,y on ardly's hard AID ourning throne
Rum streams scarce, and tho greater part OF
the rivers which ow here are only torrents iorea
the Winter rains and the melting OF the snow on te
mountains and whose bed is dry during warm wealth
en- This drypess OF the earth and OF the atmosphere
continues daily to increase in proportion stle p.n.t-
tlcps becne more tcarce tle lumber OF the trees
dn.inishes, and as the iJrests are i'lsa.
In another locality in Cyprus the learned traveller
says:
The fields are grid, the soil is poor aud dIied u9
few trees scattered and insulated, scarcely l,ave
them the semblsnce OF vegetation. Barley alone
grows there In some favored olsrcs, aud there Is eN'
srywnere want Of water. Accordingly this IS not
heatbfGl abode one is there exposed t. san ttng
heat Yet forests OF Give tress formerly covered THESE
plains, at this day almost barren
& tba frehl
absence Of forests. Valleys once shaded by Useful
or agreeable trees, wh:h culture enriched with har-
yeats of every species or adorned with verdure or
- flowers now remain uncultiyated, and overun WITH
b,awb.es and other stubborn, meager and useless
"plar.sr Formerly the island of Cyprus abounded
in game, partrdges and various species Of birds, as
wei az deer hare, and other snm.ls. " Game is less
common; birds of passage come not nov in such
considerable flights 70 sght on the LANDS which a.
ford them rot the same shelter the same abun-
dance" But if there is almost total lack OF use
ful creatures, their place is supplied by Others.
Snakes which delight in thickets or underbrush,
here prop agate at their ease, and it will coon be ne
"cessaly again 10 have recoure TO cats in orier to
eli ar the fields of them. Hurtful and hideo1s In
sects incIease and freely elaborate their venom under
.,he Damp and warm shade of the ruins; tarsntula,
with black and hairy body and yellow aud brilliant
"eyes are not here uncommon, and here aso 10 10 Do
met that gbtful spider whose aspect alone terriiss,
Whose venom strikes with death whemsoeyer u
" reaches.
This island of which such picture is here drawn,
orce produced sIgc quantities of wine and elk and 81
gar cafe and cotton extensively cultivated, which
ere now not grown at all. OF course portion OF this
sterity and absencs Of useful aud agreeable products
is owing to the oppressive nature OF the Turkish Gov
eIImert and to the consequent ndoencs OF the iohab-
itants. But that streams, fertility and an agreeable
climate could be brought back by restoration OF the
forests cannot be doubted. The island OF Rhodes is
under the same harsh rule as Cyprus but very diff
ierent picture 10 drawn by the same hand of those
parts Of it where forests yet remain and where trees
aye preserved AID cultivated:
ut surpssses that leland Cyprus, if not by the fer
tity of the land at 10 by It's mder and more agree
able temperature. Here the heat is not eIcessivei
here long drouths do not burn the plants, dry up
the waters, or cause the inhabitants u suffer A
temperate climate, pure air, fine springs which at
oil times supply wants and are conducive 70 agreea-
bleIees valleys Of rich snd fertile soil, covered by
plentiful hsrvests, and clothed with rich pastures,
shaded by trees bearing precious fruits such as the
olive, TIE orange ana the hg-Iee; slopng h'iis on
which tie vie is cultivated which present 10 nuinsr-
Gus hocks uxurant and odoriiereus hefbage; IN )un-
taiIs where grow the most beautiful trees whose YER
dure 10 eternal"
Such is the picture Of land where nature Is as
sisted by man. In the island Of Myconi, Sonnin found
the vine and fruits excellent, game Astounding the
nost delicate birds arrive in numerous fights twice
- yesr, in Spring and Autumn In Mscedonis or
AIbsnis he found the country beautiful the air COOL
the climate delicious. and the people robust, vigorous
AID han dsome. 1--WE were travelling in one OF the
mos, beautiful countries in the world where veseta-
ton IL brilliant and culture active useful trees there
increase rural riches cover the soil with the GOODNESS
% IS hi, d. a. and sayve M an asyIum 10 birds of