The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
IT'S like A JOURNEY TO
Other Lands IS VERDICT
Illustrated Bible offered by the Star
Independent Reveals Geographical
Wonders and Educational Value to
Be Gained by It's Perusal

Most of us know the boundaries of
our own state, or at least our own
county, but we little realize the edu-
cationa value to be gained from am
occasional hour devoted to reading Of
other lands
Take, for instances, Palestine, which
is described as narrow strip of
country at the eastern end of the Meji-
terranean sea, stretching north and
south l40 miles, and from 80 to 40
miles east and west, covering in its en-
tirety an area of only 1900 square
miles Why, most Of our states cover
from five to ten times as much space,
the state of Texas alone containing
more than 20 times the area of Pal
estine.
OF all the lands of the earth, Pal
estine is one of the most interesting,
for in this small country originated
volume that is familiar to all--the
Bible. 1t has often been question Of
wonderment that such a small portion
of our earth could be instrumental in
producing work so universally
known. And yet small countries have
given to the world some of its greatest
treasures. Take for instance Greece,
England, Italy and Egypt; all of them
are small, vet they have been world
leaders in some one or another char.
acterstic.
To-day there is not place ON our
planet which is more thoroughly stud
led and known than this 200 square
mil az D,IA
generation, every foot of it has been
surveyed Our geologists have gone
through tire rocks, botanists have gath
cred and classified its plants and zoo
logists have collected and arranged its
animals. Maps have been made that
show every mountain, valley, lake and
river, as well as cities and villages.
In Palestine are to be found all the
rock formations, as well as all of the
flora and fauna known to this earth.
Between the high attitudes of its noun
tains with their perpetual snow and
tepid waters of the Salt sea, every eli.
mate is experienced in which there is
every living thing that is known to the
earth. SO it has been truthfully said
that Palestine is the whole world in a
nutshell
By reading the foregoing one may
get slight glimpse of the interesting
knowledge set forth in the New Illus
trated Bible, which is being distributed
by the Star-lndependent. This mag
nifcent volume contains 500 text il.
lustratons prepared by the worlds
greatest artist at the enormous cost Of
$50, 900, aside from the numerous full.
page colored plates from the famous
Tissot collection. Every picture ac-
curately pOrtrays a scene that throws a
true light on the particular subject
which it accompanies. Some Bibles lay
claim to illustrations, where thev
simply have pictures inserted at
random, without regard to the subjects.
These may be said to entitle the vol.
ume to the word illustrated " - but it
must be admitted that they have no
educational value, lnasmuch as they
have no bearing on particular subjects
which they accompany. The New Ii.
lustrated Bible which the Star.Indepen-
dent distributes is the only one that
truly illustrates the exact subject relat-
ed to it in position as well as in matter.