Description of the Big Black Walnut Tree, From Lake Erie, Exhibiting at the Masonic Hall, Chestnut St.: To Which Is Appended, an Interesting Account … Most Venomous Serpent Known (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Description of the Big Black Walnut Tree, From Lake Erie, Exhibiting at the Masonic Hall, Chestnut St.: To Which Is Appended, an Interesting Account of the Rattle-Snake, the Most Venomous Serpent Known This lofty Monument of Nature, was regarded by the natives of the forest with great veneration, and not inaptly believed by them to be the earthly habitation of the Great Spirit. To the reflecting mind, it must be full of interest, when its long duration (probably five centuries) is contrasted with the short life of man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.