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A few words in passing regarding the nature and origin of these 
bogs. Bogs are perhaps most ae known on account of the 
deposits of peat by which they commonly underlain. Peat is 
partly decayed vegetable oo usually deposited under water. 
It represents an intermediate condit: betwe d_ plants 
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and coal. Coal is essentially petrified peat. In parts of northern 
Europe peat is one of the chief sources of fuel, and our own peat 
deposits have been under investigation by the government for a 
number of oe 
our region the areas which today are occupied by bogs, 
is known as a floating mat. The ee along the edge of 
weight of a man. quaking bog is an ideal place to look for 
surgical sphagnum. 
most sections of the United States, bogs are rather rare in 
their occurrence and they are rather small in size. In cool humid 
regions, such as Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and eastern New 
Brunswick, they are much commoner and frequ ently cover 
known as a raised bog. Unlike our ordinary bogs, the surface of a 
raised bog is domed up, just like an inverted saucer. It may be 
fifteen or twenty feet higher toward the center than it is around 
the edges. Bogs of this sort are found only in regions where the 
