A LAKE OF SODA
Although every housewife uses soda there arc not many who know where this valuable substance comes from. A largo proportion of the supplies is obtained from Lake Magadi, . Kenya Colony, a stretch of water 15 miles long by 4 miles broad, which, even at the height of summer, has the appearance of being- completely frozen from shore to shore. The effect is caused by the vast quantities of carbonate of soda crystals that cover the lake's surface. The deposit is several inches thick; under it is a plentiful supply of water, but it is Impregnated by sodium carbonate, in the same way that the Dead Sea waters arc full of salt. So thick is the surface crust that it Is possible for a person to walk on it.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3494, 2 November 1926, Page 4
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132A LAKE OF SODA Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3494, 2 November 1926, Page 4
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