The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-07
OUR NATURAL LAWS
BY x. N. DAZZLE

In writing about our Natural
Laws / realize its tremendous
scope. hence,n to 6 keep within
bounds / hayeustakenl asnImy
theme the interesting Biblical
story of Abraham seeking green
er pastures.
The Bible records that Abra-
ham was keeper of flocks-
cattle, sheep, goats and the
beasts of burden. How God
called him from Ur of the Chal.
dees (the delta region of the
Euphrates river) and would
lead him to a land flowing with
milk and honey. A land of
natural resources, unexpected
as yet, by greedy commercial
man. Why?
1t is reasonable to suspect
that feed was getting scarce for
his flocks and Abraham and his
household were becoming dis
couraged. Also from the spirit
ual side it is very likely that
idolatry was pressing him hard.
To livestock operator, as
was Abraham, a land flowing
with milk and honey" would
be land with an abundance of
natural grasses for his cattle and
sufficient natural watering plac-
es. We know that such a land
was Palestine when Abraham
reached it. Soon his household
and Lots began to quarrel over
the grass--a condition that has
continued to this day. and still
good, old Abraham proposes to
Lot that they dissolve partner
ship. Lot is given first choice
and takes the lush river bottoms
where life for him and his herds
would be easy. Abraham takes
his herds and moves back into
the hills.
Lots easy life all but destroy
ed him but Abraham goes on to
found a posterity, for numbers,
like the sands of the sea, etc,
ETC., goes the story.
i Look at Palestine today-that
land of milk and honey. Cat
tie have long since disappeared
for want of pasture. Why?
| Overgrazing. And today PAL
estine is desert land affordinp
pasture for little more than the
Jack-ass and goat. Had a tree
been planted when one was re-
moved, allowed some of the grass
to reseed itself and replenish the
soil with decaying & vegetatior
supplying the necessary ahunus
fertilizer) and protection ! from
the hot sun, Palestine would Still
be a land Of milk and honey one
i Palestine is merely our frs
recorded record of the abuse o.
the soil Many lands, including
our own, are paying for thi.
same abuse. We must bear II
mind that this earth (soiD is +;
living thing from whence came
all life-even man. Kill out al
vegetation, still the soil, giver
proper atmospheric conditions
heat moisture, etc., will give us
I for want of plant seed to replen
| ish its kind, delicious edible
mushroom, probably the mann;
that fed the Hebrew people dur
ing their 40 years wanderings.
/ Wherever we see rich soil w,
find a happy, prosperous an,
healthy farming community. Rol
the soil, continue to take from
her and give nothing back an,
live see just the opposite. Cal
IsIIyotf imagine anything that viii
Iniake : fertilizer (any kind) 90
ing to waste in Europe o
sIlChina?Dna KAY y IS
80 likewise in Key West. w
Iplant and hope for results; bu
Just as with Palestine our sol
will return us little, then less
unless we pay back to it some
thing for which we take. TIL,
more we give the more we re
ceive. We have, / hope, tina
choice--natural fertilizer.
Il Just as our natural laws appl,
to the soil and its production
SO likewise do they apply to u
as product of the soil. Abus
our bodies and we have a bill
to pay, physically, mentally an,
morally.