. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . old, protect, and embrace it. We may evenfancy that they now bear that load of fruit which wouldotherwise be demanded of the feeble parent. Thus do goodand affectionate children gather round the table of the right-eous. Each contributes something to the common wealthand welfare of the whole—a beautiful sight, with which mayGod refresh the eyes of every friend of mine. But here we must leave our pleasant grove for this sin-gular sea of sand, which rolls quite back to
. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . old, protect, and embrace it. We may evenfancy that they now bear that load of fruit which wouldotherwise be demanded of the feeble parent. Thus do goodand affectionate children gather round the table of the right-eous. Each contributes something to the common wealthand welfare of the whole—a beautiful sight, with which mayGod refresh the eyes of every friend of mine. But here we must leave our pleasant grove for this sin-gular sea of sand, which rolls quite back to the gardens ofBeirut. Geologists tell us that this sand has traveled longand far before it reached its present resting-place. That, infact, its original home was in the great African desert, and,during the countless ages of the past, it has been drifted firstby the wind into the sea, and then by the current along thenorthern coast past Egypt, and around the head of the sea,until, stopped by the Cape of Beiriit, it has been thrown outby the waves on to this plain. Others say that it is the sand SAND-DESERT—ORIGIX OF. 77. AGED TREE StTRlKUMi!:i> l-\ Vil Nil iiNi:; of the Nile transported hither by the northern current inthis part of the Mediterranean. It woiikl lead us too farfrom our path and our purpose to discuss these own opinion is, that we need look no farther than thisimmediate neighborhood for the origin of this desert. Therock on the shore is a soft sandstone, which is continuallydisintegrating by the action of wind and wave. The loosesand is cast up upon the beach, and the strong southwestwinds which blow across the plain are constantly spreadingit inward under our very eves. No doubt the River Damur. 78 THE LAND AND THE BOOK, which is just ahead of us, brings down a vast amount of sandduring the winter rains, which is also thrown on shore bjthe sea. But enough of speculation. The fact is only toocertain and too sad. This sand is continually driven i
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