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Show Peat Bogs of the World: Many thousands of acres of peat aro found in tho north German lowlands. In Ireland estimates placo tho lowland hog area at 1,570,000 acres and tho highland area at 1,254,000 acres. Russia Rus-sia Is said to havo G.700 square miles of peat. Several million acres aro in Norway and Sweden, Franco and Holland. Hol-land. Tho United States and Canada also have extcnslvo tracts. Peat has been used by artisans for ages In tho manufacture of tools. By burning peat tho old steel workers produced tho finest fin-est grades of Iron and steel, on nc-count nc-count of tho intensity of tho heat produced pro-duced and tho absenco of anything detrimental det-rimental to tho metal. Tho elastic and keen Damascus swords aro believed be-lieved to havo been mado by tho uso of peat. |