Show solomon and the forests ono ot of the most remarkable illustrations in all history of the ill effects of 0 the disappearance of forests may be served in palestine says the christian herald in the days when joshua conquered the promised land palestine was a wonderfully fertile country a land flowing with milk and honey the lebanon mountains were heavily wooded and a large population was supported in comfort the general devastation pt of the forests brought about however a gradual deterioration of the country the hills bills of galilee which had long served as pasture lands tor for large herds of cattle and sheep are now sterile the jordan has become an insignificant stream I 1 and several smaller rivers are now DOW completely dried up throughout the greater part of the year some few valleys in which fertile earth washed down from the bills has been deposited have retained their old fertility the land today supports only one sixth the population of the time of solomon |