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almost entirely ceased, and fresh watcr 1s among the Juxuries. l= 
most within sight of Curacoa is tho coast of the Spanish Main, 
covered with the rankest vegetation, over which the burdened clouds 
shower down abundant blessings. 
ps Still another example of the connection of such cause and effect 
is furnished in this same tropical regions. It is further interesting 
_ %8@ curious instance of the influence of political changes upon cli- 
aa Sir Chaales Lyell, describing the Lake of Valentia in Vene- 
oa a, & broad sheet of water surrounded by a wide belt of cultiva- 
_ ton, tells us that tho level of the luke has fluctuated with the vary- 
, ag fortunes of this unhappy Spanish republic. From time to time 
_ &llerce revolution, more devastating than tropical storm, has swept 
 overthe land. Jn theso cruel wars among brethrcn nothing was 
: arte The inhabitants wero slaughtered and the land laid waste. 
i is burning region, on the line of the maximum:temperature of 
hee globe, nature quickly resumed her supremacy over the works of 
~~ A riotous vegetation sprung up on every side. Tilled fields 
_ Teverted to forest. Tho streams augmented, and the level of the lake 
: ci. raised. Then came an interval of peace. The land was inha- 
: ay Once more; the forests were removed, the streams dried, and 
: : ake sank to its former level. Several such tides in the waters — 
e se the affairs of men, are recorded, furnishing convincing proof, 
' poof is need-d, of the intimate relation of atmospheric moisture 
0 vegetable life. Humboldt, in his persoral narrative, relates his 
pe to the lake of Valentia, and his measurement cf its changes of 
evel and const line. : 
view of these facts, what aro we to expect in our own country, 
ut the like results, less rapid perhaps, but nene the less sure, from 
® unrelenting warfare which is carried on against our ancient 
rests ? The thought may well startle us. How shall we arrest 80 
earful a, fate ? Frep. Hupparp. 
New York, Jan. 2, 1873. 
9. Mistletoe —In England at present, as is well-known, the mistle- 
on the oak. . Indeed, 
