The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-20
NUMBER CCXI.

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She,s 10 OF course the king Of diamonds (Which,
ID genuine are always trumps). Diamonds
Yesemble over obtrusive friends-it is so difficult
20 out them. Like men, however, they fire.
ouentlv cut one another. In fact, diamond only
oan cut diamond, and It IS impossible to cut even
diamond panes of glass with anything else.
But, when once cut diamonds take an exquisite
polish. or rather they have it given them. They
are procured from Brazil, and in India from
Vziapoor and Idrapoor; in short, many places
ending in poor are rich in them. They are
found IN the bed of the river Ganges-who
evidently sleeps in his jewelry.
Thea comes the ruby. This gem is fire.
quently seen to sparkle on the nose OF the
topaz mean topers-who imbibe too much
ruby wine.
The carbuncle is the richest uncle any Que
need wish for.
The emerald is distinguished by being Ithe
softest and greenest of all iewels-soltness and
greenness generally 20 together.
The sapphire found in far Peru, resembles in
its depth OF hue the bright, the glowing Prus-
sian blue The sapphire is kind OF sapphiry
blue color, darker than azure, ds.you're pro-
baby aware.
Then there is the cbrysoile, and its opposite
the chrysodaik, although where the latter is
found certainly cannot say.
The pearl the pearl who can help admiriug
this per.rriccesa gem, and eating any number
of oysters to arrive at its semblance in the
denuded shells? Oysters are found in the Per
sian Gulf, and tbertabouts, where, of course
there are many divers, such as the Maldivas,
the Laccadlvas, and divers others.
The onyx is au onyN-penstve gem, whose hue
is sometimes Brown and occasionally Jones
and Robinson. Then among others is the opal
which is distinguished by kind of milky tint
easily detected by a lapi-dairy.
OF course there is no end of other precious
stones, such as the hearth-stone, the paving
stone, and the cherry but these 1 need
not particularIze. The loaJstone, although not
80 snowy as the diamond, possesses much
attraction.
There is the kind, too, called free stone.
stone hitting one on the head is more free than
welcome. Free'stone is of course principally
worked by Freemasors. The blarney-stone
makes man invlncible with the ladies'.
We now come to the metals. IN. B.-Some Of
them are slow IN coming to us-especiaily the
precious ones.)
Gold is the hardest-to get-of all metals, and
yet, strangely enough, it is most easily got from
soft people. II is much used in iewelry, the
general recognized standard being two parts Of
gold to fortY.eight Of alloy.
That useful metal, iron, is largely used in
medicine. A little iron insinuated into mans
system inspires HIM with an iron determine
tion. 1t is not generally known that iron ores
are always used TO prOpel the boats attached to
our iron. .clads.
Steel dumplings are made by putting iron
ones into furnace, and subiecting them to the
usual processes. All steel requires well temper
ing, and knife sharpened upon a good tenn.
pered steel will always insure pleasant
dinner.
Copper is principally known in connection
with half.pence, washing-days, and the iortify-
ing OF those ubiquitous vessels that carry expe-
r.enced surgeons.
Silver is quarrelsoMe metal. You shoulo
take care of any property composed Of il, foi
you know that there is always lighting goiua
on near the Plate.