its wearer devout, and chaste. The genuine Ruby keeps the body safe, and averts danger.
Agates ; the Amethyst; and the Oval, are
endowed with particular attributes for the advantage of their wearers,
because containing Silica (flint) infinitesimally potentialised. The
Agates include Carnelian (good against fluxes), the Chalcedony (which imparts physical strength when habitually worn), the Onyx (which is cordial), the Sardonyx (of some repute for dispelling tumours), and the Bloodstone (about the established virtues of which we tell at large in the body of this our book). The Amethyst subdues inebriety, and makes temperate, whilst maintaining a condition of pious calm. The Oval has
special gifts toward improving the eyes of its wearers, both as regards
sight, and as to their general strength for use. The Beryl, (and the Cat's-eye), embodying with their silica an oxide of iron, are tonic for constant adornment therewith. Again, the Turquoise—
which is likewise a silicate,—helps the general bodily nutrition;
giving at the same time an immunity from danger through falls, a'nd
other such casualties.
Because containing both alumina and silica, in combination, the true Emerald, and the Topaz can boast special qualifications for wear by certain individuals. The former (Emerald) promotes
a functional activity of the liver, and of the bile-making organs,
(whilst giving relief from dysentery). Moreover, this stone, of a
superlatively green colour, is admirably protective to the eyes of its
possessor. The true Topaz prevents haemorrhages ; and dispels troubled
dreams.
Stones
which embody Magnesium, (there being certain traces thereof in the
Sapphires,) are opposed to scrofula in its various forms ; this
constituent of a Precious Stone
