Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-19

oaaAsa"a ~ aniu0My ctrwmm@tancwm, hiIt
that disaster can not ~ attributed a..
elusively 10 the insufficient strength ~
The south Fork dam i proved ~ the
simultaneous inundaiions ~ several
river valleys In Western New York
and k.a@, Virginia
Have the healing arts % our latter
day civilization no rrmcdy Tor such
afiictioue The solution ~ the prob
lem has actually been attempted In
Egypt and Northern Europe Ia the
l-andes ~ Gas eony and In the Belgian
Camplne the planting u the umbrella
pine tianus maritimal has efectually
arrvntcd the irruptions oi the sea
and has given tho inhab-
itants = new lease. not only % land,
but also ~ life. the reduction ~ pe-ti-
lential marshes having perceptlbly I'm
proved the heAlthfulnes. of tho~e dis
tricts. and. IA l. said. ditmimtwhsa the
frequency ~ morning fog ln isag
Mehemet All decided 10 Try bis luck
wish the Uadiss o. sand plains on the
coast oi Egypt Upper Egypt Abys-
sinta and the slopes ~ Mount Cau.
easus we're ovcrrun ~ the tree agents
~ the autncrat, trees hy shipioads
and caravan loads we're landed ~
Cairo and Distributed - the ovvr-eor.
u an army ~ icllahs; Hnd. according
% various estimates from nine million
~ fifteen million forest treos werc
actually planted. and 80 carvfully
nursed that eighty pr cent ~ them
took root and helped 20 quality the
soil and climate for further planta-
tions. jules Rnzei. an eminent Frgnrh
engineer proposed to reduce ths ray-
ages ~ inundations ~ tntersoctinH
steep mountain Slopes b ditche. allod
with coar,e gravel and bawldsr.
Iorrioelli induced the Government ~
Tuscany % divert tho waters ~ peril
ous rivers hy lateral canals, and the
commissioners appointed 70 devise
means for the redemption ~ Land.
wasted ~ the mountain tarr-pi. -
Southern Austria made a serlez ~ ,x
pcrim"nts with the Construction ~
artificial lakes o. reservoirs. which
they hoped would prevent The los sud
don descent u the highland floods.
hut thus far only the plan - Ne
hem"t All has led 10 any thing like
satisfactory results Dykos arc Apt 10
prolnng. rather than avert the mis-
chief ~ inundatioua Ca the city ~
Sacramento. Cal. had = chance a. Il.
certain ~ its cost eiiiasnt canal. d.
generate Into morassnn. and r,..urxuir-.
besides heing ilahls 70 Fgt shualod Is
the accumulation ~ dctrltus. runati.
tute constant menace % ths iuhab-
itants ~ ths lower river valley n.--
erts can - rudeemed only by trye
culture
Prevention. however. l. better than
curc-vo much -. indeed. tha. h /.
even easier to arrest the progress - a
iar-gone disease than 10 rutrleve the
complete lusa ~ health a. America
strict y-eniorred laws for TIE prutvc-
tion oi all highland woods might SGT
make The endeavors ~ the Forestry
Association something mere than a
hopeless pail against the stream. ana
help a. tide over the transition period
20 Kari Nogts era 0f natur, worship.
when physical laws u God wlll b. 80
thoroughly understood that men vi
think u dlsUraee % be sick. aud MAJ
tions will BE- ashamed % drought
Tho worst - all earthly evils might
thus b. prevented hy . direct removal
of the cause. aud then II eaald ~ truly
said that the lost paradise u the East
ern continaui has been rcgaiaed IL the
New World - The West