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An old Chinese work says that the origin oi
trade on tho island Of Ceylon was coeval witl
the visit Of the Indian god, Buddha, who sprink
lod tho land with sweet dew, which caused it t.
produce red gems, and thus gare the people NJ
| article Of merchandise
Among the superstitons connected with the
ruby is that 1t confers the power Of seeing in the
/ dark, II 1t be worn upon the neck It also
warned its wearer by change Of color Of coming
misfortune, and cured diseases Of the eye if tied
| over the forehead in linen cloth. Plutarch
says: ut is discovered when the moon ia waning
to tho sound Of the flies, and is worn BY persons
| OF exalted rank" =
Next to the diamond and ruby, the opal is the
| Ihe Empress Josephine possessed tha finest
oPal OF modern times, which wns called "The
burning OF Toy" On account OF it's hrilliancy,
which resembled the fitful Light OF flames. IN
hazel nut, which vas wrought With mar
yelous skill, and .clasped il the claws
Of golden eagle. It contained ali
the various tints Of Tho sky, and shore
with such splendor that it struck terror into the
The opal was highly esteemed by the ancients,
but modern romance las flung around it bale
full influence md it is said to bring i'll luck to its
wearer. .
The beautiful sapphire, with its soft, yel7ety
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to black choler, and to free the mind
and mend the manners" It WIS some
times powdered nnd mixed with milk rs 3 cure
for boils, which Was surely q rather expensive
It Was believed that it the name Of the sun or
tho moon was engraved upon the amethyst, and
the jewel hung aoound the neck upon the hair OF
9 baboon, or the feather Of swal-
low it, was .sn infalhble : protection
against witcheraft, and also protected it's
from ffa ficht nj 1ory1 ufo nd ~ lr;1
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The amethyst is called the "Bishop's atone,n
because rings set with these gems are worn BY
the Roman Catholic Bishops: = ''-''''
b The uraaSGss sS sT mot 9Ry 6 hs strengthens s
posaessor but is said also to take upon itself the
consequences OF q serious fall, and broaking
itself to save its wea1er from fracturing bone.
1t was also supposed to lose its color It the per-
son grew Ill, and to be entirely blanched If he
died i;
A. . compassionate turquoise that doth tell
By looking pale, the wearer is not well.
One OF the most beautiful; and: pop
u]ar OF gems is the emerald This jewel is said
the Romans used emeralds for their mirrors, and
Nero is said to have w~rn an emerald eye glass
when viewing the combat Of the gladiators
The early inhabitants Of Peru worshiped as
their goddess an emerald as 1arge az IN ostrich's
eg segg. TIE priests who had charge of
30 precious to tho goddess as s'her
daughters" the emeralds. and therefore great
quantities OF these jewels were brought to her
shrine.
stones for sparkling around the brim Of jew
e1ed goblet, ~. :
Those who engraved upon gems .
wore accustomed to gaze for q time
upon. emerald to refresh their wearied
eyes. This stone was also considered pre-
yentive Of epilepsy and other diseases. It was
held in such esteem by the Romans that PIny
tells that when the famous Lucullus landed at
Ae1andria, Pto1emy, who wiahcd to attach him
forever to hts interests, could think Of no more
precious gift with which to win his regard than
precious emerald set in gold, With his portrait
engraved upon it.