The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-06-17

timber Waa found hEoken andeT M
weight but the squash ali llTae
ard increasing ia sie hcuslg ~
heavy. vide eaEt-tira vas bol1ad on
70 The next lever, used for
Ing II and this ona lasted till sha
harness crushed 10 the she'll oi tha
squash. in one Or two of is bssr
ings Thus ended the experiment
of testing The vital force Of 8 grow
ing squash. At thia time iE had
tipped the beam under ths weight
of two tons and 100 pounds. and
had carried 81 its baek. hut ia-
ont lifting il, load 81 SOC pounds
for ten days
Many harpess gals we're naas
during The trial. bat ID every fn-
stances the sanaah healed Itself in
sh0tE lime. aud came oat healthy
~ last With perfectly formed plamp
sseda and q cavity in each hall,
When cur--as IT was before the sue
dience large enough t0r 4 large
sized hens nest. The meat 81 rfnd
of tha squash vas about three
inches ia thickness. an6 hy esssna-
lion contained sixty-fopr taousara
millions az cells, each oE whiee hd
been formed from sap prepared 1y
the leaves 0I The vine. end carried
through the vine and stem of laa
squash itsslf. With inslruelione %
appropriate as best II could uaagG
the circumstances. The force So
erted BY The vital power of chs
vine was sufficient to raise 4 eaIumn
81 water forlY-eight feet high -
forty eight hours, AZ the end of
which time II burst
And now what is Che use of all
this Simply this Wahave asked
Nature q simple question. and sh0
has given ns q correct answer.
There has been much dispnte
about lhe question Hhclher trees
grew except at tic sxtremilias,
and important law cases have
eSown ont of Il. Parties On both
sides were suro they were right,
bat tie weight 81 evidence was
nearly all against the theory 0f
elongation except ut the ends of
the new wood. The story 81 The
hlbert tree growing up through the
centre of = mill-stone aud finally,
by its growth, suspending Che stone
several inches IN the air, was not
generally credited. Our iDvesEiga-
tions prove that similar effects ara
produced every yesr. by every treo
WHICH grows. and that this rising
Of the tree is necessary to its own
presentations Under the inAuence
oi winds which sway onr trees Ia
aud Ero, during their growth. the
roots mast 5e loosenad i'll The soil
and partially prevented from hold
ing tie tte securely il lis place.
Now tof the remedy. Each year.
as tba tree grows, il lars on q ring
Of new wood entirely around every
part, not only of the sop, bat o&
tha roots also. II can not build on
tho under side of ali these roots
unless Ii lifss the tree from is bed.
ii crowds the soil away from m
tlerneath, to make room for tha
new cells IL is bound To carry there.
Finding ii easier t0 lift Chs tree
than q siuk the world, Tie tree is
aceortii0ely raised aaeh seer ~
Just So much Is lie thickness of
Tile new wood which i laid Upon
the under side 81 tho roots. And
now the beauty of tho aEran cement
Is seon. when wa discover thak thia
added yearly growth is just Suits
client t0 take up tha slack il The
roots caused hy the rocking of tha
tree d0ring storms and winds. The
tree is thus securely tiehteneo and
aachored ia lha soil every yeaE
anew.
lSEv. ERWIN House The Rev.
Erwin House. assistant editor ok