The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-27
DESTRUC1TON OF Fna
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devastation OF 2 country r, 'uh n5
wise men. for by the crfti,. ~ sels
the forests. more than bv sVSa q
cause, many of the mos. L. Ole
Piled regions Of the Old W., ltl.
been reduced to deserts D., d. LAF-
when the Hebrews took noss.-. -.ga-1e
it, was land Of rivulet- and f-.>.lla Of
being thereby distinruf.+..I- I-'.al''
Egypt, which must be ..va.ar..s, i''o
foot " In the palmv aavs ~ ~. '-s
tion this territory, not rs is-. --7 1i.
state OF Massachusetts sr.- . Z.
/ plenty a population of at -,-s. r 2
lion, where now not more I'm.
hundred and fifty thogssrT no
scanty subsistence. Even 81 -.l
quests Of the Assy riaus diaa..- 1-
nently reduce the populatca
der the Roman rule it was ss.n = 4. d.
/ peopled. But during the Nan. -',l
followed the revolt urls- p,
sian and Titus, the Romans ,el'
atically cut down, not mrr.r, II ''a- .a-
trees, but the forests. aadfr,s...li
of few generations the c-a.,.-
of the country was reI6..f
almost wateriess desert which +.
/ Is. The channels Of the rim, !. .'.
remain, but they are dry rsrir..
cept directly after q reir rl,. !. ~
become roaring torrents the o-rr
ceptIons being those streams -
( sources lie high mp among the -
heights OF Lebanon. Greece ta1. 4.
T same story. In q large rrrtof44.
! forest which once clothed the ii.,.l-
have long been DESTROYED tbai i,,.,.
fountains Of antiquity now 4orr-
IN song, andnycrs Of historical rr,r
are now hut scon-v brooks Vta,
enid may ford The African s-,
OF the MediterraneEn. long tha r-r-,
ot the Roman Empire. asve finn +.
same cause become not -.e'rr..
habited, bat practically r.uh.is-H
/ 10y any except Gomals E5r 'ef-gf-
one scanly fountain te aa....-
lhe same story IS r-ra Eel in ns'.
eTn times, down % 1gr ar1 f.r mi
al over the world IN Ceuu ii.
! forests nave been cuI aH-. fr rF-
! plantations and more -r ~ rr
ago the loss ol s!-.H-s ana tau-a
had grown to at g tire, ui-g s-
! " hen two ceutg.e5 ago. TIE SIZE
island ie!i into -Ae aaE's0. t..e Ir1
they were clothed with dense slr,s
OF splce bearing trees ID i1cF4s
the value Of the nol0H0 .hs Dra
set about an indisrrm.ua-e Iessutu
OF the forests and these i--rn6s VIE
converted into 1.iE deserts ~
many years ago the world was tar-s
oy the reports oI the famine IN la
cape dc erd islands Tie ,U.lsE
II very llghJ and porous z1dnlUH
constant moISture. as c0aIa@ q
fertility. For many years tacirras
ing lack OF hum'1.-v was noticed
lhe Tlver So-u.r..HE. n N@ig-
down which sl5p-tiu"ar WIS iaIrr
| floated to the sea, gradual r dried q
until 1t became g mere Ill., F59
waters, except al Ia.aIme. 1Li
scarcely he seen at1,n D. poht.r b
The dlminutlan uf moisture Was5-i
to have kept equal pace v.tl tie 1@
stTuctlon OF the forests ca Che l-+
tam sides, and tie LeIrza'e -ag
ment made laws prohibiting TIE G-
ting down OF trees near springs sd
riNer-sourceS. But WIG culture v
profitable and the laws were I5Tass
against immediate interest 3 ID
/ trees were cut down more saa uea
the springs failed and tae .o.1-'
| dried up. and drOUgj. and -.l-sl+
! lowed. Only q quarter of @ e.I.-
ago the Danish island Of Ssna t'-
was a garden OF fertility Tie L'
were covered with forests. 2rt ''9
were everywhere abu dar-. a pr
whohad formcrlvTe~l5e' there -1o-l
revisited the island and .aari .
part Of it reduced 90 au utter a7S-
! The planters had ha-al .e 'S.aa'
! its forests: the soil Tas -ra
! desiccated. even the short e'.
showers had ceased The t-.all
! CuTacoa was. within the n5n.1
well-watere3 spots on ea.-.-