The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 24, 1920, Page 7, Image 7
I'SK FOU SHARKS.
Murderous Sea Monster Makes Kxcellent
Leather.
"Modern science is helping to convert
another of man's traditional enemies,
the shark, into his serviceable
friend," according to a bulletin from
the Washington. D. C., headquarters
of the National Geographic society.
"Already sharks are contributing
food, gelatine, and oil for many purposes,
to appease the ever more complex
needs of mankind, and now they
are being experimented with as a
probably source of shoe leather.
"Not many years ago the cattle on
the western plains and on the farms
averaged about one animal to each
person in the United States, but today
there is not much more than half
f a beef animal for each inhabitant of
the country, and the import of hides
is negligible.
"The L\ S. Bureau of Standards
has completed arrangements to test
the comparative durability of paper
leather made from sharkskin as compared
with that of calfskin and cowhide.
The cooperation of the shoe
manufacturers has been obtained in
the making of the necessary shoe for
the tests.
"Sharks are regarded as the most
rapacious, bloodthirsty and cruel of ,
all the inhabitants of the sea, all of
the known species, with four exceptions,
being flesh-eating. They are
long and cylindrical, the body terminating
in a sharp snout in front and a
long and flattened tail behind. The
mouth is placed crosswise and usually
is on the lower surface of the head,
some distance behind the tip of the
snout. Almost all sharks are marine,
though many occasionally follow their
prey into mouths of rivers. Their
tooth aro Qrrfln .troH in fnrmir?n hip tri
angular tiers, the first or outer row
alone being used while the rest are
turned back out of the way. When
those of the first row are lost, those
of the next row take their place.
"The fins, with their abundant cantilage,
form the basis of the supply of
gelatine in China.
"The livers are taken for the oil
they contain. They are placed in
r water and cooked either by steam or
fire, and then the oil is skimmed off,
in former times they were 'sun-dried'
\ ?placed in water and allowed to
stand in the sun for several days.
The quality produced by this method
(which is still pursued in Labrador
and Newfoundland) is much better
than that obtained by the more modern
methods, but the difference in
x quantity is considerable. Quantity
anH rmnlitv varv rrm<;iriprphl v with
the season. The oil is of value in
dressing leather, soap making, fish
glue, paints, and 'or medicinal p-.'.r
poses. The yield varies from less than
a pint of the smaller sharks, to about
125 gallons in the larger sizes.
"At one time large quantities of the
hides, cleaned but not tanned, were
used for polishing wood, ivory, and
> metal. With improvements in methods
of preparation of sandpaper and
1 emery, these have largely replaced
animal hides. Small quantities of certain
classes of skin are still in demand
among cabinet makers, and
have other special uses, as in the
manufacture of optical fittings. Peculiar
markings, such as transverse
bands or elongated spots, and the
character of the small, close set, variously
sculptured lime-like particles
which cover the skin, have adapted
some to uses for sword grips, card
cases, jewelry boxes and other novel'ties.
The demand for sword grips is
at present usually large and difficult
to supply with satisfactory material.
"Within the last year American
tanners have experimented in the
production of leathers from these
hides excellent results, and there nowT
exists a demand for large quantities
I of raw materials, in tensile strengtn,
leathers tested compare favorably
with those made from animal hides,
and the market for those products
appears assured. Special seines, 600
feet long and 18 feet deep, with a
four-inch mesh of extra heavy-twine,
are constructed to capture these fish.
One crew, fishing off the southern
coast, has captured 200 sharks in a
day. A hide will produce from 10 to
40 square feet of leather suitable for
shoes. Five hundred skins a week
are said to be handled at one tannery,
the output of which is to be greatly
increased during the next year.
"The meat of th^ shark is white
and edible, resembling halibut. It is
canned, and dried for shipment to
the markets."
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