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Show Fear for Russian Forests. Tho namo "Wooden Itussla" Is familiarly fam-iliarly applied to" the vast forost areas of Russia in Europe, which cover 464,-548,000 464,-548,000 ncres, or 3G per cent of the entire en-tire nrea of tho country. Yet some feat Is felt that the country may bo deforested defor-ested through tho carolessnees of prl-vato prl-vato owners, and tho government Is considering steps for tho protection of tho forests. In Itussla houses built of any other material than wood arc-almost arc-almost unknown outside tho cities, and wood constitutes the principal fuel. |