Show May Cure Turtle Flesh There is talk in Queensland Australia Aus-tralia on whose coast turtles aro plentiful of curing the flesh for export ex-port Three kinds of turtle are found off the coral reefs the loggerhead the hawsblll and the green turtle The two latter are edible and the haws bill furnishes tho tortoise shell of commerce Travelers relate that the aborigines light firos on the backs of the turtles to make the shell peel off easily after which painful ordeal the animal Is allowed Its freedom and grows another shell This is of course n Munchausen yarn The fact is that after killing tho turtle the aborigines put it over a fire to facilitate facili-tate tho removal of tho plates The professional tortoise shell getters bury the beast In clean sand and when the flesh Is decomposed it is easily taken from tho shell The plentiful green turtle is of most value for food |