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4 UTITTTTTI
was thought to be a most potent taiisman
| against poison. pestilence. and witchcraft
| IL was esteemed a safeguard to virtue.
| and was used as a preventive and a cure
| Tor iunaCy. The gem was supposed TO
| possess sex and Boetius de Root men
| tions two such diamonds which. bys. their
| union, produced others and thus left
! numerous progeny.
| According to Provanas, the diamond
| varies in the prepOnderance Of one or the
| other of the five primal eiements-earth.
! water. sky, energy. and air. The airy sort
| give heart and gracefulness. the skyey
diamonds bring about the possession OF
| all kinds of wealth. The ownership and
| use of those diamonds in which energy
| predominates adds TO puissance. heroism.
| and hope. Those diamonds that are white
| like white clouds, or the moon, and that
| shine in the dark cure snake bites and
| neutcalize other poisons. Diamonds bring
| about favor in the eyes OF the gods fame
i wisdom, and skill in the fine arts. In
short, the diamond brought all kinds OF
| good luck.
| EMBLEMATIC OF HAPPINESS.
| The emerald is emblematic of happiness
AS an amulet it was preseryer of chas-
tity and betrayed or punished its viola
ton by flying into pieces or losing color.
! The Romans used it to rest, strengthen,
and preserve the eyes, a practice which
| persisted all through the Middle Ages.
Water in which the stone had stood was
| regarded as cure for opthaimia. The
| Hindoos regarded the emerald as an in
| fallible cure for all poisoning. II drove
| out sin from man. and cured him of many
| of the ills of the flesh Ii was also be-
| lieved the emerald would keep Off cholera
| If worn in a gold ring The owner of an
! emerald would never become poor, and If
| a snake even looked upon the emerald
/ he would become instantly blind.
| The garnet is an emblem of constancy.
| During the Middle Ages il was regarded
as being possessed with all the marvellous
J virtues OF the ruby. 1t gave health and
( friendship, riches. honor, and good luck.
| Jacinth is a good luck stone. and pro-
| cures sleep. honor. and wisdom. and pro-
| tects against pestiience and enemies.
| Jade, worn as an amulet or taken in
| ternally, was regarded as a curative Of
kidney troubles.
THE JASPER AND HEMORRHAGES.
Jasper stops hemorrhages, cures fevers
and dTopsy. keens the vision. etc 1t was
regarded as a stone which would drive
away sorrow and melancholy. 1t also
| was considered a remedy for dyspepsia,
| but If it came in contact with a black
! hair it would cause pain and nausea, so
it was believed.
The moonstone was regarded as a po-
| tent love charm and enabled its possessor
| to foreten the future. II ts still regarded
as a cure for epilepsy. The onyx has for
| its origin the legend that one day while
Venus was sleeping Cupid came and cut
! her toenails, these, falling into the Indus,
! were changed into onyx. The stone
| principal effect is its ability to kick
up a nightmare. This belief at one
! time was widespread, and is explain
ed on the assumption that there is devil
! living in an onyx which only wakes at
night. and therefore causes terror and
trouble to the sleeper
The opal originally was symbolic OF
hope and was used as an eyeStOne for all
diseases of the eye. The idea that II IS an
unlucky stone is of modern origin, based
on German superstition II IS supposed
to SOW discOrd between the giYer and ~rsa
ceiver.
Piiny states that pearls were supposed
TO be generated by a celestial dew falling
on the shellfish. which in the early morn
ing hours Of certain seasons left the bot
tom Of the sea to draw I'm the air contain
ing the dew from which the pearls were
derived the size of the pearl depending
upon the size of the dew drop and the puri
ty of the air. The pearl was used as a
restorative Of strength, cure for insani-
ty, diseases of the heart stomach, and
bowels. 1t was regarded as an antidote
for poison. 1t brought fame, good
luck, etc
quartz crystal applied locally today in
the mountains of Georgia IS used for
headache. faintness and nose bleed 1t
is used in certain parts of Virginia TO
cure styes. The stye is rubbed with the
crystal three times a day for three days
IL was also used as cure for consump-
ton, leprosy. and poisoning. Quartz was
also used as an aid III foretelling the
future
THE RUBY AND THE SAPPHIRE
The ruby was emblematic of love and
was great remedy against plague,
poison, evil thoughts. and nightmare.
Misfortune 10 the wearer Of a ruby was
believed to be forewa rned by a change
of color of the gem. The wearer of
ruby ring gets all he desires from the
gods. The ruby brings honor to its
The sapphire is embIematic OF wisdom. 1t
is said to be capable OF procuring royal Ia
vors, softening anger, freeing people from
enchantment, releasing captlVeS, ana pre-
venting evil and impure thoughts: Because
of its extreme cOldness 1t was thought TO
preserve the chastity Of IT'S wearer, nence
especially suited for ecclesiastical rings.
| 1t rendered its wearer chaste, pious de-
yout, wise. amiable, and good. II cured
bOilS and headaches, rested and refreshed
the body. and gave color to the cheeks,
cured fevers plague and was an antidOte
for poisons and bites of poisonous insects
and reptiles. 1t was also considered or great
service i'll necrOmancy and the magic arts.
II brought strength, length or days, IdInlly
dignity fame and almost anything which
its owner wanted. The modern mystic holds
il capa bic of attra citing powerful pIaneta-
ry influences. and nearly equal 10 the dla-
mond and quartz in inducing visions. The
star sapphire was and still is reputed TO be
potent love charm. The star sapphire
was given as cure for vertigo IN the Low
Countries as late as 1910.
The sardOnyx is symbolical of conJugal
bliss. 1t rendered It's possessor virtuous,
cheerful and agreeable.
The topaz is symboiicaI of friendship.
1t restrains anger and promotes all things
which make for friendship. 1t aided di-
gestion. stopped bleeding, insomnia, and
asthma. 1t cured diseases of the eye
Worn as an ornament it drove away sad
ness and nightmare, strengthened the IN
tellect and bestowed courage. When
mounted in gold and strung around the
neck, ii dispelled enchantments and other
evil Influences. 1t gave, also, fame and
wisdom.
The turquoise was emblematic of sue
cess, and was highly valued by the Orien-
er against accidents In the presence of
poisOns the stone sweated profusely, a
property thought 10 be characteristic of
many of the noble gems Its color paled
as its owner became sick and was lost en-
tirely on its becoming the property OF
| healthy person.
The turquoise not only cured most dis
eases TO which human flesh was heir. but
prevented their occurrence. 1t brought
prosperity and happiness and when seen
after looking at the moon after the first
day of the new moon brought good luck
In India, the land of ocCultiSm, the myS-
ties still pursue their researches after the
occult virtues of precious stones.
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