Show AFRICANS WHO EAT CLAY Natives of ot West In French Sudan practice ge Although the practice Is common In many parts of ot the wold this particular case is remarkable for the systematic way In which the dirt Is collected and for tor forthe forthe the ct t that It occurs In a well cultivated region where food Is abundant The earth consumed Is a clay which Is Intercalated among the grits of ot the region In beds of ot various thick thick- ness The deeper layers are preferred and for tor this reason the natives d r galleries which are so crudely constructed constructed constructed con con- that falls faUs of ot earth frequently occur with fatal tatal results When an unlucky miner Is thus buried burled no atte attempt pk Is s matle nde to rescue him asIt asIt as asit it Is believed that the Divinities of ot the mines require an annual victim It Is stated that Individuals not Infrequently Infrequent Infrequent- ly iy co consume sume seven and a half halt pounds of ot clay dally |