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Ch. 3: Famous Diamonds

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PRECIOUS STONES.
like a pear, and of the dimensions shown in
Fig- 34-
This diamond is considered by the people of Borneo as a kind of palladium to which the destinies of the empire are attached. They attri­bute to it the miraculous power of curing all diseases
by means of the water in which it has been dipped. On one occasion, according to Jamieson, the gover­nor of Borneo offered for it $150,000, two large war-brigs with their guns and ammunition, a certain number of guns, and a quantity of powder and shot. But the rajah refused to part with it.
India has in its possession another famous dia­mond, the Nizam (Fig. 35), a rough diamond weighing 340 carats, and estimated at §930,000.
One of the most celebrated diamonds in the
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