Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1875 — Drought and Flood. [ARTICLE]

Drought and Flood.

It has been a favorite theory of scientists that the drought to which large sections of the country have been subject for the past few years were caused by the rapid destruction of forests. In view of the unprecedented wet weather and floods of this season it is now asked whether this theory is correct or not. There are a great many things about the weather and its laws which we do not understand. J ust how forests can greatly influence the amount of rainfall is not so easily seen, but that forests do greatly influence the distribution and effects of rainfall is very evident. Thus, a country denuded ot its trees, the natural protectors, is open to the drying effects of both sun and wind; evaporation goes on rapidly and undisturbed, and the beneficial effects of rain when it does fall are greatly reduced. Then forests act as a kind of reservoir to hold back the rain that falls, and it is let out or distributed gradually, thus preventing in a measure the destruction which attends a heavy rainfall in a country deprived of such protection. Formerly streams that had their origin in dense forests flowed with considerable regularity all the year round, but since the forests have been cut away they dry up completely during the summer and become roaring, dashing, destructive torrents whenever a heavy fall of rain occurs. It requires no elaborate, learned argument to convince any man of common sense that forests do exercise a good effect on the climate of a country, but it requires a greater effort to induce the owners of these forests to cease destroying them. Within the memory of our fathers Ohio was covered with a dense forest, almost unbroken from Lake Erie to the 'Ohio River. Now three-fourths of her hills and valleys and plains are stripped bare, and the destruction still goes on scarcely unabated. The law has been spoken of as the great remedy in this matter, but a better one would be the creation of a strong public sentiment in favor of protection. Men of common sense will not work against their own interests, and whenever a man sees and understands that it is to his own interest to jealously protect his forest trees all wanton destruction will cease, and not till then. —Ohio Farmer. —The faculty of Yale College have forbidden the Sophomore secret societies on the ground that they are productive of insubordination and other evils. —A Boston man has run for office nineteen times, and as he has never been elected he talks of withdrawing his name. Chill Core!—Safe and Sure.—Dr. Wllhoft’s Tonic is curative and protective. It wifi cure Chills and protect from further attacks. Its reputation is established. Its composition is simple and scientific. It contains no poison. It acts promptly and its effects are permanent. It is cheap, because it saves doctors’ bills. It is harmless, speedy in action and delightful in its effects. Try it and prove all that’s said. Wheblock, Fincay & Co., Proprietors, New Orleans. Fob bade by all Druggists. A great many people have asked us of late, “ How do you keep your horse looking so sleek and glossy ?” We tell them it’s the easiest thingln the world; give Sheridan't Cavalry Condition Powders two or three times a week. A gentleman in the eastern part of the State, who was about having his leg amputated on account of its being bent at right angles and stiff at the knee, heard of Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. After using it a short time his leg became straight, and is now as serviceable as the other. Personal^ — A. F. Herxoa. —“l have used SIMMONS’ LIVEK REGULATOR, after trying nearly all other remedies, and now am a sound and healthy man—too much cannot be laid in praise of such a remedy.” Ask for Prussing’s White Wine warranted pure, wholesome and palatable. Only five houses have been erected in Salem, Mass., during the past eleven years, and properly-owners sigh for the good old days of witchcraft. The grand; essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.