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found at such a distance beneath the roots of 

 another that more than a century must have 



SECTION OF A BOG CONTAINING FIR-STUMPS. 



elapsed between the destruction of the first and 

 the growth of its successor. 



In the bog districts, the wood obtained from 

 these sources forms the principal fuel. It makes 

 a brilliant and fragrant fire, a property of no 

 little value in the cheerless districts where it 

 abounds ; though one is by no means disposed, 

 on that account, to forgive the bogs for having 

 swallowed up the noble forests, the place of which 

 they have usurped. This wood is also much used 

 as a building material, especially when it is likely 

 to be exposed to wet, its long seasoning having 

 rendered it indestructible by damp. For the same 

 reason it is preferred to any other wood for mak- 

 ing washing-tubs, axles of mill-wheels, &c. 



The range of the Pine is very extensive ; it 

 is to be met with throughout the greater part 



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