Forests Absorb and Surrender Moistures Typical Forest of Ohia Lehua in Region of Heavy Rainfall, Hawaii (Page 675) 



the gas for use as fuel, starch, etc. Eveu 

 this brief statement of facts goes to 

 show that forests are an imi)ortant fac- 

 tor in the economy of nature, contribut- 

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ing not only to the habitableness and 



beauty of the land, but also to the 



health, nay, to the very existence of 

 its inhabitants. 



