Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 263, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1914 — Uses of Irish Peat. [ARTICLE]

Uses of Irish Peat.

Consul Henry S. Culver, of Cork, writes that the peat beds of Ireland may yet become a valuable asset in the country’s Industrial development other than for fuel if, as is now claimed upon the authority of an Austrian experimenter, the fibres of the remains of the reeds and grasses of which peat is composed can be utilized not only for paper-making and carpets, but for weaving the finest fabrics as well. The claim is put forth 'that the fibre Is el&stlc.and durable, and, being a non-conductor of heat, the cloth manufactured from it Is as t.ough as linen and as warm as woolep.