Excerpt from The Uses and Beauties of Trees: Reprinted From the Newcastle Weekly to Which Is Added an Essay From the Transactions of the English Arboricultural Society, on Suitable Trees for Various Soils and Situations Switzerland, says I have sometimes lain on them to my great refreshment. One objection I have, myself, heard to their use is the rustling noise they make. They are, however, said to be very healthy, and superior to beds of chaff. 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.