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Show Wonderful Finger Rings. Medicated rings having the supposed sup-posed power of alleviating or curing disease, can be traced Into the misty past back as far as the Ume of Marcus Mar-cus Aurellus. Trolian, a physician of tbo Fourth century, possessed a ignet ring upon which was engraved engrav-ed a representation of Hercules strangling the Xanucu Hon, and w hlch was reputed to be a certain cure for colic Tho English king, Edward the Confessor, was presented present-ed with a ring of remarkable' rowers. row-ers. It was a never failing cure for Uie epilepsy in any of its stages. After the death of Edward It was kept in Westraln-ter Abliey for several sev-eral centuries. St. Louis Republic. |