The following two chapters were prepared for special occasions
commemorative of typical California life. The one on "The Olive in
Biblical History" was written by the author in compliance to a request
from "The California Ripe Olive Day Association" to be used in the
observance of the first California Ripe Olive Day, March 31st, 1915, at
the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
The chapter on "The Modern Parable of the Orange Tree" was delivered as
a special address at Porterville, California, just previous to the
beginning of the harvesting of the golden fruit in that section, and is
in keeping with "Orange Day" as observed at the Exposition.
And it is well for us to close the book with these chapters for the
world view only helps us to appreciate the inland beauty more, and the
valleys with their restricted vision only prepare us in return for the
world enterprises again.