Re: OT: Weather (was: Re: questions)
| From: | Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 30, 2001, 17:12 |
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CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>Or Israel. :-)
>I can still remember my 6th-through-8th grades Hebrew teacher talking
>about _atzei ha-eikaliptus_ and how they are used _leyabeish et habitzot_
>"to dry up swamps".
>
That was one of the intentions when they were brought to california, to
dry up swamps to prevent malaria, and also to provide lumber and timber
for the railroads (it was found the Eucalypts weren't a good wood for
those purposes here). Eucalypts also ignite spectacularly too :).
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