Davey's Primer on Trees and Birds (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Davey's Primer on Trees and BirdsChildren:Allow me to give you an introduction to Miss Helen Christensen; but be careful not to disturb her, for she is listening to a sermon from a blade of grass."Does the grass preach?"Oh, yes! Susie; a blade of grass is more eloquent than the greatest orator that ever lived. You have seen cities with their handsome buildings, and most of you have seen street cars and ocean steamers and railroad locomotives and hundreds of fine and beautiful things, made by the hand of man; but all the men and women in the world cannot make one blade of grass! Men dispute over their various "beliefs" about religion, and some affirm "There is no God"; but the little blade of grass is a silent witness to the fact that there is creative power. When you see a house you know there was a builder; when you see a watch you know there was a watchmaker; so, when you see a blade of grass growing, you see this creative power in operation!The blade of grass also prays; it calls upon you to help the Creator to make better grass, better flowers, better shrubs and trees. Trees and plants are Living Creatures, just as much as we are, only of a different order, and must have food and drink. On account of neglect they often die in youth instead of living to a good old age.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.