19 APRIL 1902, Page 15

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."]

notice in the Spectator of April 12th that the Rev. Stopford A. Brooke expresses a doubt whether David could have seen Hermon even from the height of Hebron, and does not think Hermon is visible till one gets nearly as far north as Shechem. I should like to state that on the evening of Tues- day, January 28th, of this year I was driving from the Jordan to Jericho, when about 5.30 I distinctly saw Mount Hermon covered, with snow. The view only lasted about ten minutes, but Hermon was distinctly visible for that brief period.—I