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will
also correct for children the liability to loose stools, of a
grass-green colour. Meerschaum—being a Silicate of magnesium—perhaps
owes to this occult formation the universal favour in which it is held
for their pipes by smokers of choice tobaccos.
The Topaz, and the Tourmaline, through
their fluorides, serve to promote the health of the teeth, and of the
bones. They impart proper contraction in size to varicose veins of the
legs. And, yet again, they.-prevent baldness ; also they make whitlows
wither, and become painlessly resolved.
Amber, being
electric, and a fossil earth, will resolve glandular swellings over
which it is worn, and will protect against soreness of the throat.
The Garnets (including
the brilliant crimson Carbuncle) resist melancholy, and inspire
gladness of spirit. They at the same time will give quiet to a
palpitating heart.
The Lodestone, by its magnetic virtues, is of admirable service for inducing healthful sleep.
Coral (already
told about at some length) should be supplied for an ornamental
appendage to children when cutting their teeth. It prevents convulsions
at such a time. Likewise it will cut short the paroxysms of whooping
cough.
Malachite, which contains copper, will exercise the virtues of that metal, when outwardly applied, defending from cholera, and colic.
The Lapis Lazuli aids for healing boils, and sores.
Pearls, which
are essentially Lime, specially organised, prove remedial against the
complaints, and infirmities which that mineral substance has been shown
to cure, or to prevent. They are excellently cordial for their wearers.
But Lime, whilst a normal constituent of the
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