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Show IS NO LONGER "FOOL'S GOLD" Pyrites, Source of Sulphuric Acid, Has Been in Great Demand Since Outbreak of War. Years and years ago, even before the interstate commerce commission, the Stars and Stripes or Uncle Joe Cannon were born, the early arrivals of a southern colony dropped their hoes and went to mining for gold. "Why, raise food when the mountains were full of gold?" tliey asked as they loaded a ship with the shining ore. Alas ! the metallurgists of England said it was not gold. Visions of wealth were dissipated. Worse yet. The summer was over; the hatrest was past, and they had laid up no fccsl for winter. In bitterness of spirit spir-it the shining ore was called "fool's gold," and succeeding generations left It undisturbed in the Sottthern hills. Some centuries later the breath of Mars blew over the land. America was called for its every resource. Steel, copper, ammunition and foodstuffs food-stuffs were required in enormous quanities. Their production depend upon the supply of sulphuric acid in hitherto undreamed of quantities. The ores from which it is extracted are imported from Spain, and there are no ships to spare. "What can I do?" asked a Southern South-ern man as he walked Into Secretary Lane's office. "Find the pyrites in the Southern hills," was the reply. "Done," was the reply,, and he found them. In a few weeks the five mines already al-ready opened will produce 1,000 tons a day, and save the continuous employment em-ployment of 15 vessels, while the supply sup-ply of sulphuric acid is assured. "Fool's gold" will help begin winning the war. |