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Show Origin of an Ohl Saying. Iu the Sixteenth century it was generally gener-ally stated that "spiders bo truo signs of great stores of gold," a saying which aroso thus: While a passage to Cathay was being sought by tho northwest a mariner brought home a stone which was announced to be gold, and caused such u ferment that several vessels were fitted out for the express purpose of collecting col-lecting tho precious metal. Frobisher. in 1577, found on one of the islands where be landed similiar stones and an enormous number of spiders. Cornhill Magazine. |