On the Climate, Diseases, Geology, &c. of Ohio. 229 
time there was snow in Palestine, and allusions to frost: 
snow and hail are frequent in the Psalms and in the writings 
of the prophets. The inhabitants of Palestine are no longer 
But no such cause has operated here, and the fact beitig as- 
certained, that tropical plants atid animals once existed all 
over the world, clearly proves that a tropical climate was 
once equally extensive. 
‘he supposition that these tropical plants were transport- 
ed northward by the ocean, unfortunately for such an opim- 
ion, is disproved by the fact that some of these trees; or ra- 
ther roots and a part of their tramks, stand upright* evi- 
turned up by the roots. Again, if floatéd from tropical re- 
gions, how happens it that their flowers were uninjured >— 
These show all their original beauty of form; they are fully 
4. Patmitive Rocks mw Onto. 
Bordering on the Ohio river, in the state of Ohio, is a 
hilly region, which covers, perhaps, one third ra of the 
surface of tlie state. Above these hills, towards Lake Erie, 
primitive rocks are found, such as granite, gneiss, mica slate, 
with imbedded garnets,.Xc. It is often asked, these 
rocks came here ? and from whence were they conveyed ? 
hat they are out of place, in a region decidedly secon- 
dary and alluvial, no one can doubt. They are water-worn, 
rounded and smoothed—exactly like the pebbles in our 
z i s rh not near Zanesville, If hereaf- 
fir I Bed Whee bo deecribs oe teas hel, they will be noticed. . 
