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Ch. 2: Historical Survey of Gemstones

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PRECIOUS STONES.
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In the New Testament the most remarkable passage in which precious stones are mentioned is that in the Apocalypse describing the New Jeru­salem. "And the building of the wall of it was of jasper," we are told, "and the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones." The precious stones were twelve in number, and they were arranged in order as below, where each has its colour placed opposite to it.
In the Iliad and Odyssey there are occasional métallurgie descriptions of much interest; and especially to be noted in regard to precious stones are the passages descriptive of the jewels of Juno.
MEDICAL MINERALOGY.
From the time of his first appearance upon the earth, man has been subject to malady and death. That is to say, medicine is as old as humanity.
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