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-South Africa's Efforts.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1924.
UNREWARDED DISCOVERIES.
Hope for Scientists.
An expedition is on its way The League of Nations Com- from Protoria to the Kalahari mittoo whose work it is to study desort to sue what methods have every way in which univorelties been adopted for the dostruction and schools can co-operate for
good of of locusts and whether they tho
mankind, is can be improved upon. The considering an interesting ques- give Kalabari is a great brooding tion. Many slentisis
1ve ; to studios ground, the dry sunny conditions their thero boing favourable for the which may result in immonse deposit of eggs and their prosorva- good for humanity, yot anyone tion until they are hatched out. elso may use the knowledge they That is why, though much has have obtained and thus realise boon done in the Union of South huge fortunes, while the pror Africa itself to stamp out the scientist, to whom it is all duo, post, exports are now turning may reap no monotary benofit. the, desert This means that many who would beyond, whiol bo. It is thought, like to spend their days in their attention to
the real source of trouble,
acientille research cannot do so,
The locust problem is one because such work would not
which is found not only in South Africa, but in a large part of Amorico, in Arabia, and oven in Southern Europe. The fact that South Africa is in the public mind associated with it more than thono-other countries is aftribu ed largely to thn sefentific and technical attention which the Union has given to the subject, and whichuaturally receives maro notice than if the evil was allow od to spread unchecked.
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The locust when hatebed from tho egg is a comparatively minute insact without wings. Gradually
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People who invent quito an ordinary thing, such as a new rubber heel, can take out a patent fortune. and possibly mako a The invention is protected by the patent. Again, those who-write book or music or poetry way! have their work protected by: copyright. It is now proposed that the same sort of protection should be given to scientists.
That there is roal need of such protection is shown by reports from many parts of the world, and when the League, on the recoru- mendation of fts committos, as it grows it develops flight. As makes the proposal, the scientist it settles during the night it has may at long last come into his boon the custom of the Governown-to the permanent bonolit of mont locust offloors in Southall. Africa, assisted by the farm
or and the general populat-;
ARRIVING DAILY IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. on, to pray over the swarmne a
YOUR INSPECTION IS RESPECTFULLY
SOLICITED...
dustructivo aolution. In this way posited eggs, so that at the time tons of millions of locusts are favourable for hatching, cust destroyed. Attention has also officers may be on the spot to
directed to the placos spray
of young tho swarms whore locusts may have de- locusts as they are hatched out.
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