140 THE HUMAN SIDE OF TREES 



of tiny insect musicians ; bees, wasps, hornets, flies, 

 beetles, and even mosquitoes all these are truly 

 musicians. The honey locust tree keeps a small 

 musician, the cicada. So skilled is he in producing 

 music that the old Greeks often caged him for his 

 song. 



We see that trees as well as all other beings are 

 fond of music. Their intonations and modulations 

 do a great deal for the man who is travelling 

 through the wild. They beautify and spiritualise 

 his thoughts. They lift him for a little while to 

 higher planes where he may contemplate the bet- 

 ter things of life. 



