The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-11
The Planting Of Trees.

stand near the corner of grandma ;
horlse, beneath whose welcome
shade we learned to prattle and TO
play, or the giant that lowered in
the nearby pasture. whose mighty
trunk iose to die and dwindla annie
the darkcninE halows of its soniber
foliage, or, again, the lightning
sghntered shaft in whose topmost
branches scme maraudng' eagle
or, still again, the gnarlcd old apple
tree which shaded grandpa's bench.
Then there were the trooping i9r-
est trees, through whose cool and
quiet vista thanked by serted coll
umns Of sturdy franks, we walked
in the earc-free days of childhood
gathering vitality, inspiration and
an intuitiYc perception of the d.
vine wisdom from the silent, radiat-
ing grandeur OF natures power as
expressed In their variety, proper
ton and infinite number.
Who Of us can look back and rot
see the image of tree rising sharp
and distinct against the shadoHy
background of the past?
The history of the world is mex
tricably entangled with the roots
and branches of the, trees especially
its more beautiful side Scarcely Il
life or an event Of Importance is
recorded without the mention of
forest or a tree.
Who has not read of the great
tbanyan tree, the shade of which
covers, more than two acres OF ground
or the sacred tree :of Ceylon, whose
daily life has been carefully chror
icled by the priests of its nearby
i'nnle for nearly 1000 years VINO
has not longed to see the mighty
reawoods OF California, the tower
ing eucalyptus Of Australia, or Nor
ways famous hollow tree, which Is
&C feet in diameter and nearly 200
feet in circumference Who has
not wished for respite in the heart
Of come deep forest, where the nolsc
and clamor of the city might be
forgotten for a space, and who does
not desire to rest beneath the cool
ing shade a aome fragrant t<ce
when falling into that enduring
sleep.
Oh. the trees, The perfume Of
their strength is in our nostris ann
the vicion of their glory in our
thoughts from the cradle to the
grave. They are natures greatest
handiwork and the earth's profound.
est blessing.
They gave the American colonists
protection of every sort from the
home 20 the fire. and yet the chill
dren of the American colonists de-
stroyed them. not for the sake of
necessity. but ruthlessly. carelessly
and reeklessly.
And now we begin to see the
great mistake that was made in the
wicked, wanton destruction of the
trees. The rivers have been un-
leashed, and, no longer checked ANA
a. rd hxr J.n ,,>
age of the forests, have swept down
upon us with death and ruin. Soft
and Roist areas formerly protected
by welcome shade have been turned
into vast sandy sweeps from which
the hot sun sucks the vapor with
merciless vengeance. The ground
water 10 being dried up, and the rain
water, unimpeded by leaf mold,
grass and roots runs riotousiy back
TO the sea whence 1t came The
streets of our cities are scorchine
and dusty, and the parching winds
that sweep them are barren Of thu
health-giving fragrance of tho trees
Now that We have destroyed an,
have come to see the mistake of de.
stroying, it is time to fulfill; time
replant and replace the trees 2n,
the forests; time to bring life in
stead of death into the world. FL,
each tree and shrub cut down. te;
should be planted.
For the sake of future generation
this work should be carried out. i,
order that they may enjoy what W
have lost.
1t Is but short while until tire,
planting time in Cairo when ever,
one should plant the twig or Sc,
that 20. a sturdy tree will grow.
Is so easy when you come to thin
Of IL. Man does, the planting. al
nature gives the increase. But n
ture will not trim the trees that Ii,
our streets, and much of the go,
done in planting trees is destroy,
by lack Of attention to them VIVA
ever trimming of trees should
dono now.
$25 DIAMOND RING
Given away free on repairing .
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