Chapter XXXVI: Precious Stones

Some of the precious stones and gems have been given a distinct significance by imparting a special meaning or name to them. The ancients besides considered certain months sacred to the different stones, and some people have considered this in making birthday or wedding presents. Below will be found the stones regarded as sacred to the various months, with the meaning given to each.

January--Garnet--Constancy and Fidelity.
February--Amethyst--Sincerity.
March--Bloodstone--Courage.
April--Sapphire--Repentance.
May--Emerald--Success in love.
June--Agate--Health and long life.
July--Ruby--Forgetfulness of, and exemption from vexations
caused by friendship and love.
August--Sardonyx--Conjugal Fidelity.
September--Chrysolite--Freedom from evil passions and sadness
of mind.
October--Opal--Hope and Faith.
November--Topaz--Fidelity and Friendship.
December--Turquoise--Prosperity.

Of the precious stones not included in the above list, the language is given below:

Diamond--Innocence.
Pearl--Purity.
Cornelian--Contented mind.
Moonstone--Protects from danger.
Heliotrope--Causing the owner to walk invisible.

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Transcriber's Notes:

Punctuation normalized except where hyphenation could not be determined.

Page 10, "LTETER" changed to "LETTER".

Page 38, "circumstrances" changed to "circumstances". (but
circumstances may)

Page 52, "M." changed to "P.M." (12 P.M.)

Page 88, "abominally" changed to "abominably". (abominably stupid)

Page 132, "alloted" changed to "allotted". (conventional time allotted)

Page 142, "remaned" changed to "remained". (obliged to remain)

Page 167, "defferential" changed to "deferential". (show a deferential)

Page 251, "acquantance" changed to "acquaintance". (upon an
acquaintance)

Page 261, "trivialties" changed to "trivialities". (trivialities than
the family)

Page 267, "wish" changed to "wishes". (wishes, but should)

Page 286, "anniversay" changed to "anniversary". (The first anniversary)

Page 287, "anniversay" chanted to "anniversary". (the fifth anniversary)

Page 293, "somtimes" changed to "sometimes". (two, and sometimes)

Page 315, "charater" changed to "character". (man's real character)

Page 325, "comonly" changed to "commonly". (dress is what is commonly)

Page 335, "boquet" changed to "bouquet". (wreath and bouquet.)

Page 368, "paring" changed to "paring". (paring the toe-nails)

Page 374, "halt" changed to "half". (half an ounce)

Page 376, "ounce" changed to "ounces". (mix two ounces)

Page 379, "on" changed to "an". (moss one-fourth of an ounce)

Page 412, "alloted" changed to "allotted". (the allotted number)

Page 413, "Frugalit ." changed to "Frugality." (Chickory--Frugality.)

Page 417, "Valey" changed to "Valley". (Lily of the Valley)