The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-26

this sxnnaarfn atnry yet the explanation seems to
ilEgs 9affrTad the r1edsnre of the Swi#s police
amrifies and several men of Rcientific stRndnsg
vino wHare asked 10 examine the patient Ind his
rug.
The wfsnle suunirrft of poisoning by mnaIs of
nliiutte Quantities of upESteriorB drug or
senum naurnRial IN pieces of jewetry kng agD
r9sad qlHssfim which is still Ormn to serious de-
oste Even mndarn xinsnistry, With It's Thousand
fnla advance OVER ffm Bnrgian asea would Hiztay
find it difficult tn make such ring fm any
mpJsnn tyu7nft vino might arise Hnd wish to teat
ais fatsnits IN the hfteenfh Century manner. We
10 nat krDw today OF ETw poisnns WHICH
MgstT be practically applied IN fhis manner and
with mortal resriKtE- EatUa1lgy we dprtt WHISTLER
he comparatively ignorant late middle ages knew
rnrne On the other hand, the accounts Df fhefe
ancient passzmings are convincing thzE Tia mcEd
cautious investigator finds inEstssaaiA to dig
caa1@ Them PtSH1afing xzs gseaH snd Izzarh cza-
tazzHaa mt I'M Emsas fm hfsssn hundred years
PaseE and Eageaans either engEAgyea tfRar oaaE-
rssI paSsauesx on encouraged the sinister autSsts
mad uasea Tteim FTadHrss- A&zams many thnEzszHds
nj sssheznisas and raagiesans aE work thHUu'sh
eensmses of hsstnHy. rnzkmg zS1snse experiments
ssM 1t may be- paufsuna discoveries Perhaps
asaDe of Eeir kncwseage rzs lcst with other arts
Ash rnamkfma has f0rgvztem- Hence the deadly
ing may be left IN The lixnbo Of improbable poszs
bigstSeE
To Americans close interest arises out Of the
rssezM flow Of ReasAisszDce imports Tne Italian
lxw AGAINST the export of Old art goods and CD
serts OF historical interest remains IN force, but
a~xxzrzutlv there Is good deal Of s>akzgc. espe-
easyay of small ornaments and the Ike In add
tscn MANY families m other parts of Europe have
besn forced By poverty to dispense valuable coiSec-
tSus, not only Of paintings, tapestries, antique FUR
,,isurr and other art creations. but notably OF cd
jewrlry- The bulk Of Russia's crown jewels ap-
pears to have remained in the hands OF the new
Government, but countless rich and nehie families
In every European country have been compelled 70
throw their ornaments on the market, and tneSe
have found their way not only to America, but to
the Latin countries in South America and even to
China, Siam, Australia and the Indian Islands
Il is interesting to note that these disgorgemeuts Of
boarded jewels were extensive as to depress me
American and European diamond market for nearly
two years, beginning in the summer OF iszO' ano
this in spite of the closing of the African mines
by the De Beers syndicate In the hope OF MAINTAIN
ing the high prices
A1Ew YORK dealers just now displaying
IN unusually interesting collections of antiques
and because Of the great vogue of the re
splendent Italian period, there is almost prepon
derance Of Renaissance goods Of every kind, IN
GLIDING much jewelry and personal ornament Ac-
ccrdingy, Il is not beyond the realm of the pos
sible for the experience Of the Zurich collector
be repeated in this country.
All this leads as back, once more, into the fas
mating mystery Of the poisons and prisoners o.
these spacious and forbidding times. 1t takes u
back much further, in fact, to the very beginning
Of the use Of poisons by humanity. Two things arr