The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-06

According to the philosopher Jade is val
ued because from all time, the sages have
compared virtue to jade. It's polish and
brilliant hues are virtue and humanity.
US compact hardness is accuracy; is an
giles seem sharp, but are not ineisive, and
that Is justice; in pearl-.ike pendants it
represents pOliteness; its pure sound when
struck figures music; one shade
does not obscure another, and that is 10y
atty; its internal cracks are seen from the
outside, and that is sincerity; its lustre is
permanency and Its substance represents
the earth; cut without other embellish-
meht 1t indicates virtue; land the high
value attached to it by the whole world
without exception, is tigurative of truth"
In the light Of such meaning symbolism
one begins to unders tand the beautiful
significance of the smile to which a mans
soul and his thoughts are Nkened TO jade.
It's scientific interest is principally miner
illogical Blondel speaks of the Chinese
yu as true jade, and of the pretended
Jades of Europe, America and Oceanic.
These include the dun green found in
Sumatra, South America and New Yea
land, and also the leek green like orthose-
feldspar or Amazon stone. He calls them
all JadeIte or nephrite, and thus draws a
distinction between Jade and nephrite. On
che other nand the compilers of the pre-
race to the catalogue Of the Dumfrles ex-
hibition of jade, held some years ago,
GpSet4A VI AANlAlAilE anu pICllllilC ana dQus
the former is the true jade" They go
on to say that it is found in China. New
Zealand, Siberia, Mexico, Peru and lately
at Balta, in Shetland. c. W. King also
speaks of the New Zealand variety as
stone. According to II. Emanuel, it is
found in Egypt, New Zealand, China, Cor
sica and America.
The only way to settle these differences
is by comparative analysis of the different
kinds, and that does not appear to have
been Systematically carried out. Mean
time Il may be pointed out that Emanuel,
Blondel and King agree, so far as they
go upon the chemical composition of the
stone. King uses nephrte and jade al
ternately, and says it is a combination of
magnesia and Silica with small proper
tons of alumina and the oxides of iron
ana chrome. Emanuel employs almost
identical terms. Blondel says jade is
suicate Of alumina, and lime, and gives
the following particulars; Slick, $3.50; mag
nesIa, 3lO; alumina, 10.00 oxide of iron, 3. 80;
oxide Of chrome 500. Between these def
nitfons there is no apparent difference,
and the view taken here is that there are
different qualities Of jade, but that to anal
ysis they yield results which are broadly
identical This brings together all the
local varieties, Asiatic, American and
New Zealand, while leaving the refine
ments of distinction open to settlement
Inc uses to which jade is applied in va
nous lands lend sanction to an arrange
ment which is further in accordance with
Chinese usage in reference TO the word
VA. In one of their books II is said to be
OF six colors-white, carnation yellow
red, cinnabar and deep maroon. Else
where we read of turquoise blue citron
| yellow, deep blue and red. Jade" says
BIondel, is sometimes even black" "Of
all kinds says Albert Jacquemart 1.-THE
two most rare are the grange Jade and
the imperial jade, a gem beyond price
worthy of being ranked with the finest
emerald when of a fine green, and which,
OF variegated green and white produces
! an effect superior to the richest agates."
Take all these colors and do we not re-
| vert to the canoncal smile which likens
yu TO the stuff rainbows are made Of?
| of many of the tints enumerated il may
be said that if ever examples of them ex-
listed in Jade, specimens are found no
| longer. The conclusion is almost forced
that under yu, which entered largely into
the imperial dress of China precious
stones were included which have no affin-
ity with jade. There is other testimony
than that of The poets that in yu the Chi
nese saw not only the symbol of all excel
fence but the one all-embracing and typ
zeal precious stone.
To the touch of the finger it feels like
soap and its Wilderness is that of lard For
these prosaic terms there is abundant pre-
cedent. one speaks of its greasy white of
It's conveying a greasy sensation to both
eye and touch of its resemblance to inspis-
sated oil, ivory and wax. The lard smile
is pure Chinese. All these refer to the white
Oriental jade which is milky, nearly opa-
IeScent at Its finest, and shades off through
many stages to mottled gray, The surface
is dull, and is carved with figure subjects
reilefs and vertical inscriptions; dragons
are wreathed about spout and handle. An
other Chinese &c Of 10
in white, family tinged with green. An In
dian specimen is a dagger, of which the
handle is gray white jade carved with
leaves and incrusted with rubes set In the
stone, which both softens and by contrast
heightens their splendor. The sheath is
velvet with jade mounts. None OF the
above SMILES suit the different tints of this
variety of jade. 1t is like CONCEALED mist
from the pure, translucent white which
in frost wreathes the hillsides, to it's nadir
in the gray and tawny fogs of the Qhames
and the Clyde. When snoWfakes are watt
ed about the mass Is enriched with tiny
crystalline shapes, such as are seen in
clouded Jade. When the snow is city SCOT
you see the jade of notified gray.
The other great variety is the green, the
imperial jade, referred to by JacQumart. 1t
makes one think of breath upon an emer-
aid. Ii also displays many varieties of tint
the commonest shades being duh mot
die of futed green jade, inlaid with gold
and set with small rubies, appears to en-
ter into the Persian idea of making an aes-
thetic luxury of death. From the Summer
palace at Pellin comes a vase of dark
green jade, with rings interlaced on it's
neck, loose or detached, though cut out of
the solid stone, and on the cover a monster
skin to the kyliu.
In enumeratng the articles made of jade
it viii now be understood that the quality
of the stone employed is indicated with rea-
sonable accuracy by the purpose the OBJ
ject is Intended TO serve. The Mexican plac-
ed 1t next the emerald, and cut 1t into many
fantastic shapes-parrots' heads and fishes
The New Zealanders made tools and wea-
pons of the coarser kind called green
stone" Out of the translucent green they
carved the jewels which indicated the rank
of their chiefs. They followed the American
custom of making idols and charms of
jade, and all countries where 1t is found
shape it into personal ornaments, the Mao
ri hanging them In his ear and the China
man from his girdle. One of its most GU