The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-09
TO 0IIHER LHIIls.
THERE ARE NOT MANY or US
FAMILIAR WITH THE GEO.
GRAPHICAL LOCATIONS OF
COUNTRIES DESCRIBED.

Geography Is defined as the science
that describes the surfaee,of the earth
and It's division into continents. and
generally speaking, not many OF us
are likely to go more deeply into the
subject. Most OF US know the boun.
daries Of our own State. or at least
our own country. but we little realize
tia educational value to be gained
from an occasional hour devoted to
reading Of other lands.
Take, for instance, Palestine, which
IL described as a narrow strip of coun'
try at the eastern end OF the Medlter,
raneaR Sea. stretching north and
south one hundred and forty miles,
and from forty miles east and west,
covering in its entirety an area OF
only twelve thousand square miles.
Why, most OF our States cover from
five 10 ten times as much space. the
State of Texas alone containing more
than twenty times the area Of Pales.
tine.
u all OF the lands OF the earth.
Palestine is one Of the most interest.
ing, for In this small country origin.
ated volume that Is familiar TO all
the Bible. II has often been a ques.
ton Of wonderment that such small
portion of our earth could be Instru.
mental in producing work SO uni.
yersally known, And yet small coun:
tries have given 10 the world, some
OF Its greatest treasures. Take for
instance, Greece, England. Italy and
Egypt. all OF them are small. yet they
have all been world leaders in some
one or another Characteristic. 4
To-day there Is not place on our
planet which is more thoroughly stud.
led and known than this twelve hun.
dred square miles Of Palestine. Even
In our own generation, every foot OF
II has been surveyed. Our biologists
have gone through the rocks; botan,
lists have gathered and classified It's
plants; and biologists have collected
and arranged Its animals. Maps hayH
been made that show every mountain.
valley, lake and river, as well as cit.
les and villages. 'f
In Palestine is 10 be found all the
rock formation. as we'll as all of the
flora and fauna known to this earth,
Between the high attitudes of its
mountains with the perpetual snow
and the tepid waters OF the Salt Sea,
every climate Is experienced. in which
there Is every living thing that iE
known TO earth. So 1t has been truth,
fully said that Palestine is the world
in nutshell.
By reading the foregoing. one may
get a slight glimpse of the interesting
knowledge set forth in the New Illus.
trated Bible. which is being distribut.
ed by the West Vlrglnlan. This mag.
llfcent volume contains six hundred
text illustrations prepared by tne
worlds greatest artist at the enor.
NOUS cost OF $4,000. Aside from the
numerous full page colored plates
from the famous Tissot collection
Every picture accurately portrays a
scene that throws true light on the
particular subject which II accom-
panies Some Bibles lay claim tc
illustrations" where they simply
have "pIctures' Inserted at random,
! without regard 10 the subjects. These
may be said to en- lille the volume to
the word illustrated" but 1t must
be admitted that they have no edu-
catIonal valuG,inasmuch as they have
no bearing on particular subjects
which they accompany. The NewVll-
Illustrated Bible which the West vlrt
slnIan distributes. is the only one
that truly illustrates the exact sub
ject related to II In position as well
as in matter.
For short time the West Virgin,
ian will offer this beautiful volume
to Its readers on the plan explained
under the educational certificate
printed elsewhere in this issue. Read
every word OF 1t and take adyantag :,
of this great opportunity at once.