Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-07 | Page 6 | Freaks and Oddities in Science News

Freaks and Oddi Oddities ties In Science News H Decay of algae which are low forms of water U plants together with decomposition of other organic material Is 18 responsible for lor Increased concentration concentration con con- of the mineral manganese in some drinking waters Acidity of wat water r Is 18 increased by the decomposed matter and to this acidity is due the dissolving of the manganese The mystery mys mys- tory tery of the manganese in the water supply has de defied de- de fied fled satisfactory ry explanation until now HAn An unusually large Increase in the number of U cancer deaths for the first six months of 1931 is reported A rise from 77 17 deaths per population in the first half of or 1930 to over 83 per in the corresponding period of 1931 is the largest increase in deaths from this cause ever recorded for a year one-year period