Show S SEES EES THE EAR EARTH DRYING UP attention called to necessity of pro teching the forests berlin prof one of the most moat brilliant of the german ceolo makes some borne terrifying bredle eions for the Ameil can continent where owing to Us its being denuded of forests he ha maintains that the earth la Is rapidly drying UP lie he draws his hia con elisions elusions elu not only from such phe bomena as the receding of glaciers but from the carefully conducted ex perl peri menta ments on springs and rivers in various parts of the world hennig says in nearly every country of europe the supply ot of spring water and generally of subterranean moisture is rapidly decreasing our grand children will begin to feel the want of spring water ja ia many places where now there is an abundant supply one of tire the main reasons why the earth has haa retained its moisture has haa been that extensive forests covered its surface but every year shows a startling diminution 0 of forest area and hardly anything is being done tor for reforestation I 1 the united states Is a horrible example there tracts as big as eu ea states slates will be arid to all eter anity which might have teen been preserved tor for cult by wise economy of the forests countries which play fast and loose with their forests are simply haster 1 4 abell downfall prof aso draws attention to the encroachments encroach menta ments of sand and drought on 0 so o man kanj regions in asia africa australia and america I 1 once onca you have a huge sand tract of a kall kail a tract like alke the or of the cial denert demert or 01 the plains of the western states of america at your door ou cannot drive it back lie says such tracts are bound to conquer irk in the end their advance la Is as certain as the advance of death and as dasas crous 13 |