THE OLDEST LIVING THING IN THE WORLD 



— A tree! . 



GENERAL SHERMAN BIG TREE IN SEQUOIA NA- 

 TIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA, 2,000 YEARS OLD WHEN 

 JESUS OF NAZARETH WAS BORN. IT IS NOW 279 FT. 



high; 365 FT. IN DIAMETER [Sequoid sem pervire iis) 



