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 up vistas of 
the trees, which drip 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 within 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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