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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 JeruÂsalem.
"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.
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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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