Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-06-02
THE QUEEN. S CROWN.

with Jewels taken from old crowns, and
others furnished by command OF her
majesty 1t consists of diamonds, pearls,
rubies sapphires and emeralds set in sill
yer and gold; it has a crimson velvet cap,
with ermine border, and lined with white
silk. Its gross weight is 80 OF. pvt.
troy. The lower part of the band above
the ermine border consists of a row of
129 pearls, and the upper part of the band
of row of 112 pearls, between which, in
front of the crown, is large sapphire
(partly drilIed), purchased for the crown
by his majesty King George ". At the
back is sapphire Of smaller size, and
6 other sapphires-2 on each side-be-
tween which are emeralds Above and
below the z sapphires are IA diamonds,
and around the emeralds 128 diamonds
Between the emeralds and the sapphires
are 16 trefoil ornaments, containing 100
diamonds. Above the band are sap
phires surrounded by diamonds, between
which are s festoons consisting of 14S
diamonds. In the front of the crown,
and in the centre of a diamond Maltese
cross in the famous ruby, said to have
been given to Edward, Prince of Wales,
son of Edward I'LL, called the Black
Prince, by Don Pedro, King of CASTLE,
after the battle of Najera, near Vittoria,
A. d. 1907. This ruby was worn in the
hemlet of Henry V. at the battle efAgin-
court, A. d. 1415. 1t is pierced quite
through; after the eastern custom, the
upper part of the piercing being filled by
small ruby.
Around this ruby, in order to form the
cross, are 75 brilliant diamonds. Three
other Maltese crosses, forming the two
sides and back of the crown, have emer-
aid centers, and contain respectively 1872,
124 and 130 brilliant diamonds. Between
the four Maltese crosses are four orna-
ments in the form of the French feur-de-
lis, with four rubies III the centre, and
surrounded by rose diamonds, containing
respectively S5, sc and 81 rose diamonds.
From the Maltese cross issue forth four
imperial arches, composed of oak leaves
and acOrns; the leaves contain 72S rose
diamonds and one table diamond: 80
pearls from the acorns, set in cups con-
tanning "a rose diamonds and one table
diamond. The total number of diamonds
in the arches and atorns is 100 brilliant,
116 table and 55S rose diamonds. From
the upper part of the arches are suspend
ed four large pendant pear-shaped pearls
with rose diamond caps, containing y
rose diamonds, and stems containing a
very small rose diamonds. Above the
arch stands the mound, containing on the
lower hemisphere 305 brilliants, and in
the upper 224 brilliants, the zone and are
being composed Of 33 rose diamonds.
The cross on the summit has rose-cut
sapphire in the centre, surrounded by
large brilliants and 10S smaller brilliants.
SUGGESTION TO FAT PEOPLE.-No
doubt it is unpleasant to be excessively
obese; but the morbid dread of fat which
has in recent years become fashionable,
has, according to the London Lancet, no
foundation in physiological fact. Fat
answers two purposes-it acts as a non
conducting envelope for the body, and
protects it from too rapid loss of heat and
it serves as a store of fuel. In the course
of exhausting diseases, it not unfrequent-
ly happens that the life of patient may
be prolonged until the reserve of fat is
exhausted, and then dies of inanition.
Fats supply the material of the heating
process, on which vitality mainly depends
In great excess it is inconvenient; but the
external laying on Of fat is no certain
measure of internal development of adj
pose tissue; much less does a tendency
to grow fat imply, or even suggest, a
tendency to what is known as ''fatty de-
generation 1t is time to speak out on
this point, as the most absurd notions
seem to prevail. Again, it is not true
that special forms Of food determine fat.
That is an old and exploded notion. Some
organisms will make fat, let them be fed
on the leanest and scantiest and least sac
charine descriptions of food, while others
will not be fattened, let them feed on the
most ''fattening'' of diets. The matter is
one III regard to which it is supremely de-
sirable and polite to be natural, adapting
the food taken to the requirements of
health rather than substance. Simple
food sufficient exercise and regular habits,
with moderation in the use of stimulants,
compose the maxim Of safe and healthy
way of life.
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