FOREST TREES AND FOREST SCENERY 



banks of vapor are lifted by the stirring 

 airs of the dawn, how the draperies of 

 mist draw apart and open np vistas of 

 the trees, which di'ip with moisture, 

 and are presently illumined by the 

 broad shafts of sunlight that pour down 

 upon them. 



Lest it be thought that only the 

 dense coniferous forests possess supe- 

 rior qualities, I desire to put in a plea 

 for the open ones also. 



It is a universal truth in nature that 

 when a living thing has made the best 

 possible use of its environment, when 

 the power Avithin has been sacrificed 

 and united to the circumstances with- 

 out, there is evolved a dignity of charac- 

 ter and a resulting expression of fitness 

 and beauty. This principle is exem- 

 plified in the very open forests of the 

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