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Show Nature Embossed Carved Initials An American beech tree was cut down about one mile north of Morris-vllle, Morris-vllle, Pa. On splitting a section of this tre ir.to firewood a rerrnrkr.blp work of nature was brought to light. On one of the pieces of wood were plainly embossed the initials "A. J. D.,. J. E. D., 1839," and on the other piece were letters and figures exactly corresponding cor-responding to the embossed ones, says Nature Magazine. A careful examination shows that the tree must have been about sixty-seven years old when the initials were cut. The embossed em-bossed part was nearest to the bark. It Is supposed that the tree, in growing, gradually overgrew the part with the initials cut in It. when its tissue was pressed Into the mold-like Initials, forming genuinely embossed letters and numerals. Who has a better explanation? What a story of love or romance ! The sections of wood are owned by Henry Moon of Morrisville, Pa. |