Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-18

WASHINGTON Dec ~ The Ma
tiunnl Geographic society today @nN"
nut the following statement CONCERN
Iiuu the nninr-bparing district nNd tho
lake hItrict ~ EAST fruaHiu. which
affords q picture 81 conditions in one
20 tho most important parts 10 ihe
eastern tnrntfc 81 tho European "af
samiaud ls an Hnsung strip "
oh.cfiosH plain from which the whole
hnawn world has purchased fnr cen-
turtles 10 b. "a. hcari ~ ancient nm-
resinnd. ami 10 has remained unknown
a. the ultimate consumers 81 ~ pro-
duct from early i'hneuician timts dow u
60 the present dar % still supplies
she huik uf thc worlds amber ard the
pip. -Htem nf ciGlr- holder ur Jewel mat
~ ~ this fmKnut translucent SUBJ
stance was likely gathered BOZ iis uu-
manufactured state on the beaches BOZ
the sand mincs CO.; from luw wntcf
around this peninsula Sumlnnd iA an
obiuug arm uf East prassiu. eighteen
miles 900 breadth uud reaching oli
forty -threr miles toward tht HHltic
Sen 10 iice some 700 mites from the
ijuasNn frontier nnd the soldierf ni
RUSSIA who recnutt crossed liH fnt
aontherumom urotehc8 nrst drew CO..
tentlnn trWnrd BE-
somrnbufg. the rapitm "f East
Prussia and the central amber market
boz Htunted 40 the southwestern CORNER
~ Tho amber utuduciua territory upon
. thr lrcArcl Riyrr Much of the Hmhcl
/ produced b. worked In knnisshcrg. aud
uunuiifies are sent ~ vienna where
4 e. s manufactured into all sorts of
amuklnn appliances Amber beads fpru
ar especially large item BOP the kn-
uisshcn trade uud nrc chiefly Sold io
! thr roloH liNsnna nud people of tht
rnNf There is r. superstition Hmnup
the fulk uf lWssla and poland thnt
ntuher hends worn bv un infant mnko
tccthins onsier and chat ambet beads
wegu hy tho bnhys nurse drw $40
COMMISSIONS diseases Go them and aw1'
fWm their charges thus guarding tho
ufhra health SCOTT Boz that o0c hardr
over ross H HulHh or wUt -ltuaal'H
nurse without hoyy chains OF thesc
um0mrWs
ro uH uuctnnN or Ht Iruf mf-
ierIeus tirtuNt fhe salu, uf nnh.r lna
ne'.H largely uwur AcrnriH f Hu.
Cirui lore % WHa fhr subsistence Hf .Hy
tonrs uf thr Histru. ol the inr.mnrt.nf
sun chufiutrcr lhHefhnu. Vhn Hitl
their hrothtg death WcIe ohnuerd fu
oplarH INr old Greeks nud Enmau.
art uu Immense ,piuc upun t Hnd u
'he days whom sr,tua pnu fhr ,lpf
marked tur uds uf thu oGh Gu.r.r
5000 EtmrH tnard with ~nmDuN
Uuhcr Fishermen
"t'Non nau' Hmhri H srld hetnpse
of in mystic Wnfu. Tile p.npl, ui
uo s1at ,tluo ID ns stun nf propei
not'nc, fm nmul,ts and lmhcr cnarm.
lsdnst deatb d.actsc and the down ar,
Nude in practical i'ussiuu almland fol
the Eastern markets Thai"s 90 Mile
tus Nr ancient Greek philosopher. frs
'nf thr physiciats. established the mys
iic powers of amber pnd ncidcnth
dthhioi iu ol'Ducity Whom bee fpun,
thu 30 wuult attract ihluss after go ut
ue ruhhiue From hi,topH dnwu q
iht present day many people have hH,
rufh Boo awhprs curative properties
Nt 70 medicine % has been worn arouu,
ihe nrcl and ukou dissolved m 40
cohul 70 is needless to say thnt mod
rru medicine takes iiitly note of am
bier olfs
'Amh'r Was ou" of thp puncipa
ihings which served to keep -urd,
curiosity alive n the breasts 1T th
ihocuiri1n. the Grcck and the Romal
conccfnng the drcary north TN,
greatest supply ol this product is foun'
ou the cunsts of the naltic. where IN
conifcrous trees 90 amhcr-rrsin gre,
in aHes past ana most of IL comt
from Snmand Inferior nmhers ar
found elsewhere lea the world som
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