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Shark's Teeth.

We are indebted to Mr. Charles Stone of Greenville, for the
interesting collection of shark's teeth which were secured from the old
phosphate beds near Charleston.

Sharks vary greatly in size and characteristics. There are 20
different families. Some have only one row of teeth in the upper and low-
er jaws but some have six rows in each jaw. You may imagine the size
[i] x of the sharks whose teeth are in our walls.

Strange as it may seem shark fishing is an important industry
in Lapland and Norway where the sharks are caught for the oil which is
extracted from the liver of the shark. China, India, and Africa also
catch the white shark for the shark-fin trade of China.

In this collection of shark's teeth is also a wild boar's tusk
which was killed at Cedar Mountain. It is said this boar cut a small
sapling in two in anger before he was killed.

The brown bone-like looking substance in this collection is
not identified.

[image of man kneeling beside a shark]
Fig 56-DUSKY SHARK CAUGHT ONE HUNDRED MILES OFF NEW YORK CITY.

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