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Show tJ Tho Variously Valuable Shark. 3 Sharks aru now prized for their j3 skin by manufacturers of shoes and B leather articles. Special selnei bavo 1! been constructed with which to catch g. tho muntlsh, and as many as 200 a day have been captured. Ono bide, suys I'xpcrlmciital Science, will pro- 9 duco 10 to -10 square feet of leather. 3 Tho liver of the shark yields npon I ' balling with water a viiluahla oil, used I In making glue, soap, pjlnta and medl- clues. The meat la white, redoubling 1 halibut, and Is edible. |