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Isaiah (65-23) realized the longevity of some species in the following 

 simile : "They shall not build, and another inhabit ; they shall not plant, 

 and another eat ; for as the day of a tree shall be the day of my people, 

 and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands." Isaiah disap- 

 points us here in not telling the species. Unlike Solomon and Daniel 

 and Ecclesiasticus, he is not given to calling a tree just "a tree." 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Barnes has written a very interesting article * on grazing in the Holy 

 Land, and there is much additional material on this subject which 

 would be of interest to foresters. One matter which some entomologist 

 should look up occurs in Isaiah (7-18). Isaiah says: "And it shall 

 come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in 

 the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the 

 land of Assyria. And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the 

 desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and 

 upon all pastures." What fly is referred to? The Tetse fly, or the 

 Rinderpest ? 



There is also considerable material on game and fish in the Old 

 Testament, and additional material on forests in the historical books, 

 both of which I hope to cover in future articles. 



In closing, it may not be improper to add a word on the intensely 

 interesting reading on a multitude of subjects to be found in the Old 

 Testament. As Stevenson said about one of Hazlitt's essays, "It is so 

 good that there should be a tax levied on all who have not read it." 



* National Wool Grower, February, 191,5. * 



