The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-11
WHEN JEWEL> WERE E,rEN.
Powered Precious Stone, Taken A. Medl.
zine.

Stones ~ healing a. they used n 10
called, may NOT have been qurt. such
fakes as scsptical modsrns think A. east
a writer in the Lddps Pictorial inclines
! To believe hat there may nave been
come foundation for the faith once placed
| IN them
| He points out that every gem is the
| focus of "A light raw. and It j. noteworthy
that N. traditional attributes Of jewels
are quite along the line - later scien-
'ific ideas The amethyst and the sap
phir.. prlsm- 81 the soothing violet and
blue raw. have ever heen considered
calming in their influence. hile the rubv
the blood-tone. &C. have ALWAYS hem
said 10 exercise the rousing stimulating
effect 81 the red raw.
Gems are highly electric. The chrys.
alite acts on the magnetic needle and
this presuppoSes the radiation ~ living
force from j-se els - strongly insisted
upon in ancient and medieval writing
Precious stones applied externally or
internally formed an accepted part
~ the medical pharmacop@ia IN ancient
and medieval times.
An ancient and costly jewel compound
vas the five precious fragments con-
sIsting - gzowdered ruhie-. topaZes EN-
eralds sapphires and hyacinths 4 IA
nous French cnnfeCtion OF i7i2 was
composed 81 jacinth. coral. sapphire
topaz. pearl and emerald mixed with
gold and silver leaf and .herbs 81 power
This confectlon.- says Pomet. the
French Kings apothecary. rs much used
in Florence and I.angIedoc. where you
msst few persons not having po; there
~ IL was supposed To he an excel ent
recipe for many physical ailments
Precious stones were prepared mediCi-
nally 10y 90 po~dering a =. by grindingG
,2l calcinatIon thy fire OF cnrroslon.
81 publication 80 lIquAtion. 81 distil-
laifun or vnlatIlization ~ . dissolved
IN spirits ~ wine and distilled. -, sI7ipi.
zAtion t-olutiun mixed With cltruu. Tar.
l.rries sugar and water
Powder ~ emeralds m doses - " -
" grains was considered an a-tringsnt.
II staunched blood and siren q hened the
eyes Powdered topaz and rnsewaisr
prevented bleeding and Was good for
iii gestIOn, " Wa sold by Apoih-Caue- a.
an antIduts 10 madness and taken m
time cured asthma and induced sleep
Powder OF rIbirS WIS usually taken m
doses ~ ~ to W grains to ~ r"ngt hen me
vital- and restore lost strength ant
also prevented infect ri SapUhire~ -
highly electro. there was Tsowisr =
sapphire and oil ~ sapphIr" some pre-.
rare a sapphire with cordial wa'er.
uthers di-soly" he fine dust 81 a sapEvIr"lH
pure vinegar and iuvC' 81 Unions and CIV"
the solution with some other cnrila.
Powder IT sapphire hsal"d hoil> aft
sor,-- and was also good Tor the "Nr~.
Pearls were given m cunsunU'lnr
cured quartan, ague. siren gthenei TIE
nerves salt - pearl was much 'hnugn'
~ lev Parac-lsus pearls W"r" sonnet uas
taken IN doses 81 siN grams 10 water
-or dissolved IN vinegar. hart"rry yG0"
or hmons
Poison was the terror ~ the Middle
Age. ~ - natural therefore - fn1 many
remedies among gems the JaCinN ~"
sapphire tho diamond the Cornsian t'e
ruby. tho agate. tho tnad-tnne, N" h"1oar
stone were all used ~ antidote= 20 poison
The lee Penny WA lamoH stone y
healing set m CON hT~ght hack from
thu. CrtuSade- hv ono - the I.ockarTs Y
Lee: 1, Was specially used in cattle disease
The coin attached - a chain. vas dipr"i
IN a bucket 81 water three dipe and a
swirl a. tho country people expressed
N and the water was gwen 20 the cattle
In the reign - Charles the Laird =
I,... lent the penny To the inhahitants "
Newcastle whsr" the plague was rag
ing. receiving a. pledge fS6OO.