The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-12-04

Only Employed l1- Crn mrrf-D Ia.
mond- Unknown in AIo,,..--
1T seems probable that The g...-.-.
was not known In the timr .f ,-.
aays Nincralogist II. J.. pr....-
Rochester. 10 q Washington Star
rortcr. The word tran lt.1 .-.
i-cnd' or 'adamaUJ I'm v.rilus r..-..
the Bible signifies simply % r.-..1
tone and would bc equally arr..-r-
'5 many other gems. ui.r.-r.
.1ainly known AZ latter 49,.
among the ancicnts, however. and ~.
scssed high value chiefly Hecar.. 7,
their rarity and cXtrrme -.....
IL Is q stone OF no cStra.H ...-..l-
iancy of beauty until II ha. H,.r -.
and the art Of cutting and r.ff..-
diamonds was not Jl..ur...H ,.r
1876. 4. -. Tho cut dia... .. .-.l...
20 Iiindoo and Chinese artist. ...a ,.-
carly epoch are believed 's ...a...-- --
taCritica 10 have lean .r- .-. pr
ished and engraved gnm rf ,,la-1-.-.s
were known ia tha time af r.. ...r.
"Thc alabastcr Of tho .na..t --.
not the compact var.,. ..
from which r..ca and other .r..r....
are carved nowaHay-. nnf 90 .....-.,.
c-rbouatc cf limo. a. wa
IiuFca in thC old days T.. '.
fsciurt 0f rnc,ptauI,- F.-..,...-.
uu-ucuta and perfume. T. ...-. -
ppatedly ncntioIrI ia tHe r..
--ltPctre. hut .u ira-r. ..r' .rat.. .t
coda obtained from carr#.u a..- r
Egypt called tan iaa. . ,..r.
Eatr0u WA. u.c, ..r aa. ..r .H.r ar.
also in i.c mtl.-. .fr'... ..r.....
-Cft.le metal '-..ea .. ,.....r.....
probably gold ssaa t., #s.. -.
a. aHaa.seG iasl.u SAND. u... ....
of antiquity which Irr. ..r -
ceased 10 .g al.ir.r.u-. Trr. r.
readiness N.it4 which 3. ua. ru U. r.
IN those cagi- times uu. u. .r
lu" such J. H.igl.Ue l-........ uf -..
wore collected a .r. H... .l Hr .r.
thor who describe tag H...H u. >.
omou. tho statues. tablet. r. r
Of gold ..ia.ted by ~eH.r a.. d.
riches "a Dro-sIa. Rom. ..u...--
rought the precious metal l.u. sH
tIcm literally l.y wagon ...... I...
egrat accommodations a... u....rn.
ulta II conquest. Sa t w WIN
( tle cnormou- tr,a-ar.-
. .abylOn under Ngmrau a' T.-
/ salem under solomon, an -aHo ra.r
J rnsus. again at babylon uu." U
/ ua, at Alexandra under A.a.tn
aftcrward at Rome wat.e ra. wa-r
the summit of her power lua. ma.la
. gold in those days was used ....r .r
J. fI4t Tlur-TsI-ta of UTsTslTr..If Do ...
. likely 10 hc widely scattered through
multitude Of hands.
he hrst mention OF gold and -'r-
Is where Abraham ls described r.-
rlch IN cal'ie' SILVER ana -". N"
seems 70 ht referred - I'D inc ''.. a-.
generailN lh Aneiehi DOCKS a. e'h-H.t
uualy associaleu WIN 43faF ".'a
tunnllY enough the metal D. a-'.r
tanned To nave heen nrga az t.'mr .F
hundred yeaf' hel"fe 4 aii~. loFs.
artificial teeth in their place, .a
was also made OF IT, IlaF peak.
having seen A9rlpIlna' Elle oI 81. -1
pcror 'lauolue' seated at A.' Har..a-s
side during naval raa4A 0a'-.
IN robr "l s"la' "'t," Mi.".. +
mixture "l "'heF lil.'l.I..''. i-.'
aurilcrouS SANDS OF Fl'.I7 ana a...'-
! plains FURNISHED m",' ol ll' gold
anciently. mines were worked also
The Pharaohs OF Egypt DIRE" -3-
quantities oi the yellow mr'" H.-
mines ln that country.
Many reference ln i1n l.n.n Tr'.'
IL cc-tain that silver was n-.a .0rH-
cy very ancicnuE. The ---t u.l
=. rs. r .
passage where Lphron value. a-a-
at four hundred shci5vl- ut silver .-
are weighed out 10 A'A 't A..a.-4
Josephs brothers are .aE I" Ha..'-
him for twenty pieces of silver l--
they took silver with Them an "'..
casions when they went into Lv1-
buy corn. Mirrors in PlluE i.I. H.
commonly Of silver, although WDN0
" they had been made of mAiu7 -
an and copper.
Iron has been known from pa-1
nntedating history. wedge ui e has
been found I'm the Great I'rrln..
therefore the metal must have .-
known in the time 81 Moses. i.' .~
In the fourth chapter ul Ien. "a
mentioned that lu"al Gam was '..
seruetor "i eN,'f 'I'..-.' I. .,.....,.t.,.- II.
'ioii, ID, - -. 49,. p
ainols ,ii' s. - -. =. ....
ai','>'7.i ~ - -, -. ...-,.r .r.. a..-t
90 ''c "i''''i ...r...I D., ..-
copper -, 80" IN -. - f.. ..-
name l"e pI'iNs s'...'i '... -...' b., ..,...,--
'ooIs ''I - 80. ~ conner .1
WaiS usl''iiiN :. l,',-' 80. An .a
'iii' nov ''''', =, :. ''' ..... ..-I
iil''ue oi 81 - ....r. .........n ..-
i,e co t'l''-i No. ...
t.n- 'i.'''H .,...... ..r.....-
cleh' l'l'..7 " '', =. ...... from @
1'IS''.h 81 ',', rr
long since cNh.'- -'''. .f.. .r.t...
Lead Wa> Know ID ..... .--..
DuI was r'5"''''.' '.- .r... ...
was the eus.,.I custom. M NJ ~.
brews to engra'o rec. .....l. .- f--
upon lapltla "l l'"- =. ....