BARKING SANDS.—On the island of Kauai, Hawaii, the sands “bark” when rubbed together. Old legends credit the sands with supernatural forces, but scientists cruelly explain the phenomenon as due to the peculiar course formation of the sand grains. News of Hawaii Photo.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1052, 16 August 1930, Page 32
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42BARKING SANDS.—On the island of Kauai, Hawaii, the sands “bark” when rubbed together. Old legends credit the sands with supernatural forces, but scientists cruelly explain the phenomenon as due to the peculiar course formation of the sand grains. News of Hawaii Photo. Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1052, 16 August 1930, Page 32
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