and Poor Old Samson !

I have often wondered what changes would have beenmadein Scriptural history if the temple that Samson pulled downhad been built of HDE products:-the frame of select oak; the finish of that soft-working but strong common gum with its lack of heart defects and its consequent high resistance; and the pillar he was tied to one of those extra-size and extra-length oak timbers which HDE is famous for.

Perhaps it is just as well that the building was constructed of ordinary materials. If it had been otherwise a grand story of athletic prowess would have been lost to the ages.

(You see, HDE cuts a timber outofevery log, and heart defects are therefore eliminated in the common lumber which produces an unusually high percentage of clear cuttings.)