excepted from this Fatherly care and love.

Should an inhabitant of your Earth be suddenly transported to
Mars he could live but a few minutes, for the reason that his
lungs could not assimilate enough oxygen from our light
atmosphere.

Economy is a science with us. Nothing is wasted. Every possible
square inch of ground produces food for man or beast. Even the
north and south Arctic regions, after their seasonal thaws
blossom forth with vegetal growth, as astronomers on your Earth
have observed. These regions produce their quota of food by
being utilized as pasturage for our cattle. Immense amounts of
forage are also gathered for the long Martian winters, when a
greater portion of either the north or south hemisphere is
covered with a mantle of snow.

The equatorial regions are always pleasant. No severe wind
storms are experienced on Mars; neither do we have lightning or
other magnetic disturbances such as you experience.

As a corollary to the tranquility of our inhabitants living in
peace, Love and harmony, and the truths of God expressed in our
everyday living, the climate is equable, the atmosphere clear
and beautiful, the sky serene and sapphire-blue: the severest
winds but gentle zephyrs wafted towards the equator from the more
remote portions of our globe. Cloudy skies are rare and
rainstorms few.

There is no lack of God's gifts on Mars. As intensive farming is