A very interesting geological change is taking place in Palestine. Of all countries in the world Palestine a short time ago looked the most forlorn, the least capable of achieving physical beauty. Yet she is experiencing a comely rebirth. A visitor to Palestine a few years ago would have been depressed the vista of dull grey rock. The country seemed to be nothing but acres and acres of conglomerate rocky surface. One looked in vain for a flowering shrub or a stretch of green grass. It has been discovered that this barren rocky surface, which has been hardened by exposure to the sun for years, on being covered disintegrates into a rich soil. Modern science has drilled ditches through the flint-like substance and covered the remaining surface of the rock with clay or dead leaves. In a short space of time the rock softens and breaks up under the covering which is then removed, and the soil, irrigated by the ditches, is planted with grain, fruits and vegetables, After tramping over miles of rock that have not as Yet received the attention of the cultivators, it is very refreshing to round a hill and find unexpectedly meadows of waving grain. The Jews are flocking back to Palestine since the war. Every ship that stops at Jaffa (Yafa) or Kaisareih (Caesarea) leaves any number of Jews who are there to take up permanent residence. Are the old prophecies to be fulfilled? Is the Jew indeed to inherit the land of Canaan and is it to yield abundantly?
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