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Ch. 17: Moonstone

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CHAPTER XVII
MOONSTONE
M OONSTONES have a soft attractiveness that is in contrast with the flashing angles of the majority of precious stones. They are usually cut en cabochon or sometimes turned in the form of balls, and, as the stone is re­puted to be potent in providing its possessor with good fortune, these chatoyant spheres are in favour as lucky charms. The superstitions regarding gems in medieval times included one that was quite general, that a moonstone held in the mouth would stimulate and refresh the memory. If the moonstone really possesses such efficacy, it should be a modern specific for wit­nesses in courts of justice, such as corporation officers whose books have been burned, or otherwise illegally disposed of, and bankrupts who cannot remember what disposition was made of their assets. Among the beliefs held of this stone, was one that it would cure
epilepsy, a faith still retained by the French
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