The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-20

Tn our clteS ana large toWnS carpon- ic acid gas is given off in great quanti- ties from the various classes of decay ing vegetable and animal substances With which all such places abound.
 This gas Is deadly in it's nature and in a concentrated form destroys all an- imal life instantly Nothing human or animal could breathe it and live. Yet green and growing leaves combined With the action of sunlight absorbs large quantities of this gas. At the same time evolving a necessary amount of oxygen, which is one of natures most tnvigorating life principles. The trees contain a very large amount of foliage, they must necessarily contrib ute in a high degree towards purifying the corrupt air of cities, All physicians and health officers connected with the Board of Health and city departments should look after the trees and their prosperity, as it will save the inhabi tants of crowded cities from much sor- row and physical pain.
 Therefore forest trees and shade trees of all kinds should be carefully cultiva- ted as a matter of economy, and also for absolute physical interests and means of restoring health elements to large and thickly crowded cities.
 City fathers should enjoin this matter upon their co-laborers and subordinates as an absolute necessity for the health of the people demand the shelter of the trees. A group of shade naples along the city streets are better protection from disease than so many modern doc tors. And there are other points in view to which the agricultural chemists and philosophers may call the attention of the people, viz, studying the growth and functions of vegetation among which trees hold the crowning interests. Intelligent minds conceive ideas and gain scientific knowledge of more im- portance connected with the duties and higher faculties of humanity than they can ever learn through teachers and gospel students. Every beautiful ob- ject in nature teaches a Divine lesson A perfect elm, or a beautiful oak or maple richly covered with summer foli- age breaches eloquent sermons, lying beneath each glowing leaf hidden from sight by external form, Is an eternal principal which connects it with Deity and the law governing every human soul.
 There are lessons of moral and spirit ual utility in every tree, and there are proverbial truths hidden in every way side flower and vine. The trailing ar butus of spring time contains a solemn ,l,.z Ia philosophy. The iris hues of each tiny petal, the artistic beauty of its delicate structure and the tender hues of its green leaves; the beauty, form and coll bring combine their notes of melody to add a. new strain of music to natures s song of spring time. The beauty of nature appeals to the souls who refuse to acknowledge a Creator anywhere.
 The perfume of the magnolia blos- sons and the water lily, or the rose and violet, appeals to the physical sense of the infidel and carries to his benlghted soul a shadowing forth of a Divine power in the grand mystery of vegeta- ble life, even if he refuses to apply the same sacred law to the human soul. And thus the ministrations of the beau tiful in the trees and flowers sometimes open gate-ways to darkened minds, and break the letters that have held proud but restless souls in bondage.
 There is a mysterious link between the forest trees and humanity A fra ternal tie that draws them near togeth- CT The trees near the old homestead that sheltered the heads of many gene rations was dear to the heart of the Quaker poet, and another celebrated poet found lesson of Divine love even in blade of grass. Both poets found in the beautiful things of nature com panionship and inspiration for some of their immortal songs.
 T. Star King, -Chapin, also Henry Ward Beecher and Parker had tender love for trees and preached eloquently of the revelations of the universe re- cefved through the beauty of the for- ests and the ministrations of the flow CTS. Henry Ward Beecher saw in the humblest flower thategrew by the way side and along the highway of the earth a lesson engraved by Deity's own hand "a written message to suffering souls. And he used to say "The purity of beauty and sweetness in rose were to him the highest types and emblems of God and Heaven" Clouds are minis ters to the forests and preach of sun shine and rain to all species of vegeta- tion. The rain and water are tuneful prophets unfolding in their mysteries the true philosophy of returning life, and after winters snows are new vege- tation. The trees are patriarchs, prophets and kings in their greatness and majesty. They hold sheltering arms of power over all things of inferi- or growth and all who come within the circling shade of their cooling shadows. All must do what they can to protect the growth and beauty of our forest trees.
 The men of the nation should com- bine their forces and see that trees are planted in every desolate spot of earth, north and south, and may the new cen tury coming in find the hills and val leys of the nation covered with what in course of time will develop into beauti- ful forest trees, and may liberty-loving Americans on Arbor day remember it is g. patriotic duty devolving upon the de- | scendants of our heroic Revolutionary fathers to plant one tree in their names, and wherever one tree is thus planted, let it be done with the prayer that it's leaves may never fall upon a cowardly head. May our coming laws protect the forest trees. The revela-