Mosses and Peat 
At present the city of Glasgow has made a profitable 
business of reclaiming peat mosses by utilising a con- 
veniently placed moor for the deposit of city refuse. 
All sorts of attempts have been and are still being 
carried on with a view to utilising directly the great 
masses of peat which are still “wastes” both in Scotland 
and Ireland. Sometimes fuel such as briquets of peat 
mixed with dross are manufactured. String, cloth, rugs, 
horse clothing, paper mats,and even cattle food have been 
made out of peat. The last is produced by shredding 
the peat and saturating it with molasses. 
But there is a lamentable history of financial failures 
connected with such undertakings of which there have 
been a very large number. 
The latest method (which is said to have proved a 
success in Sweden) consists in only partially drying the 
peat, and burning it on the spot. By this use of it as 
fuel, electricity is generated and is sold to neighbouring 
consumers, 
But when there is less fear as to the security of 
commercial enterprises, and especially of landed pro- 
perty in Britain, there can be but little doubt that the 
simple and obvious course will be followed. Once 
again there will be a great Caledonian forest of Scotch 
fir, and even in Ireland it may be that there will be 
again great and valuable forests, providing employ- 
ment for thousands of working men and solving many 
distressful problems. 
When one reflects on the millions of money annually 
wasted in wildcat schemes, such as gold mines and the 
like in the most out of the way parts of the earth, it is 
strange to think that such large areas of Britain are still 
awaiting development. 
1 Cserey, 2 Golenkin. 8 Friih and Schroter. 
4 Singer. 5 Shaler. 
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