Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-05-30
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ARTIEIJIAL PRE01oJs SION IS. 4
Tricks Of ta. Trade that Sometimes Pussls
the Experts.

us the manufacture Of limitation
stones carried on TO any extent in this
conntryf'
We'll. there are limitations and I'm.
itations, you know. j Nearly all the pasta
cUnies from France, ~ it can be prWiuc-
ed much cheaper there than here. Five.
sixths 0f the paste sold under various
names would not deceive child. Il is
bought and sold BY the quart. one might
almost say, for a mere song. and looks
like Just what il is-glass, and often bad
glass at that. Now look At this, = and
IS he spoke the dealer held ont at arm .
length with pair of dividcn what APP
peared to be Hne two-Carat brilliant.
Just shade Oft color. A close inspec-
tiOn showed that the lower hall Of tho
stone was cased in tiny met..l emp
Now. no one but an expert can cay
whether that Is genuine brilliant Of
not. As q matter Of fact, It 10 foilcd
paste. and worth in trade less than . dol.
lsr The foif ID plscs<i bstwecn me
pas4 ot the sfxsne and tho Cnp Cf Covet.
ing. but when the work u wen 6xSoUJ0s1
Il takes an expert to detect its presence.
There is even y more artful and effective
way of Stimulating the diamond. but
am pleased to say for the credit O1 the
trade that the counterfeit ID rarely made
up In this country.
"The d0ublet, as it il called, il made
by fixing slice Of thin diamond, .
worthless cutting from u large stone, on
the table Of brilliant with invisible
cement. A piece Of glass is then fixed
to the bottom of the false stone, which
Is cut Hat. not 20 point. This gives a
rea! diamond surface to the top Of the
stone SO that the file test will not touch
it. These false stones are almost en-.
clusively used for the purpose Of de-
franding people. and you viii rarely come
across one even in the trade. Emerald,
ruby. and sapphire doublcts are used free
~. and it is almost impossible for the un-
practiced eye to detect then. DO NOT
misunderstood me, they are not sold as
genuine but rs limitations, and very
eesutiful they are. A garnet Is used a.
. Top .cyer, snd blue or green glass Is
Affixed :, the bottom of the stone, ac-
corsling 10 the natural color of the sim
ulated stone. Here is q magnificent
specimen OF = scarce gen." said the
lapldlSt, taking an oval ossi groAr a.~.--
with rich russet tinge in Y from q
drawer in his private cabinet. The stone
weighed perhaps six-carats. and posses.
sed much br;lliancv. ut Is called an
Alcxaudrite,' said he, ..and Is found in
Siberia. This gem is remarkable and
valuable because, while BY daylight il
is green. as you see it now. by gaslight
Il is full rich purple in coloi. Hire is
a remarkable gem. and the lapidist
took up a beautiful cut stone thst was
yellow on the face and purs whit, On.
ds,rneath THAT Is specimen on Che
two-colored sapphire. and IS very rare :
A yellow beryl. found 81 Avonlalt.
Pa, large piece Of chalcedouy, hold.
ing imprisoned about . gill of water: .
piece Of quartz, with hornblendc id II;
another piece showing plainly . spray
of rutile and many other curiosities MI
Beach showed his visitor, and, but that
he was continually being called away to
weigh this stone, value that, or give an
opinion rs to the identity Of another, he
was courteous and obliging cnorgt ID
have shown every stone in his cabinet.
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