Show Freaks F and ani andIn Oddities In Science News N e vs At the end of 15 years ears the p present gold mines of South Africa which now supply over half hat of oC the entire entire entire en en- tire world output are expected to be near the end of ot their gold production The future production of the gold mines depends on the possibility of mining and milling profitably the large END OF tonnage of ot relatively low-grade low ores GOLD IS known to exist in that area Production NEAR of new gold is mounting throughout the world following the decline that set in after the World war Since the discovery of America tons of gold have been produced throughout the world In the production of new gold South Africa not only stands first Just now but in recent years has been far ar in the lead of ot all other regions In the fu future future fu- fu ture tUle economic development of the world therefore the South African supply of the standard metal is of paramount importance During the next few years African production will become even more important the mint director said despite the critical technical problems at present facing the gold sold industry of that continent a a a aA A year old whale skeleton nearly complete and in in excellently preserved condition has been found in the San Rafael hills near Los Angeles The huge skull eight feet long with its lower jaw in place and the whole perfectly preserved together with witha a large part of or the sl skeleton eleton has been excavated and andIs andis andis is now under preparation a at t a museum where be because because be- be cause of its unusual completeness it is regarded as asa asa asa a most important find The creature belongs to the group of ot whalebone whales whose modern modem representatives representatives were a source of or materials indispensable to the dressmaking Industry back in irs the days of crinoline crinoline crino crino- line and wasp waists Their small throats ts adapted to swallowing only ony the minute sea-animals sea strained out of oC the water ater by the great sieves of whalebone were the cause of oC much theological controversy during the same period a a aThe The spread eastward from the Rocky mountains of the spotted fever tick into Nebraska Colorado and the Dakotas combined with a spread westward of the so- so called American dog tick has induced the U. U S. S public health service to ask for funds to fight Rock Rocky mountain moun moun- tain spotted fever Due to the danger involved ol in making this particular vaccine the tediousness tediousness tediousness te- te of the process and the need TO ro FIGHT for specially constructed buildings no MOUNTAIN commercial firm inn has been interested In SPOTTED supplying vaccine Consequently it has FEVER been made by joint efforts of ot the state of Montana and the public health service These two agencies have been hard put to it to manufacture a sufficient supply to meet the increasing demand much of which Is from other states than Montana So far tar as is known n only the vaccine is of use in the disease There appears to be no therapeutic therapeutic therapeutic thera thera- agent of any value in its treatment |