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Show THE CITIZEN 12 i He SAPPHIRE. in the u genua. line oi jiiuia it is tuiu in lit tne upon a time tiiaauu, ue creator, cuumiiiitil a s.n. iO unow wiiai me toiiiitnts 01 .fcie lute, in oiaer thiu i,e luignt ue uuie more tuny io sympathize. With mortal 101k. it appeal s, 1.0 w ever, mat tne moment lie comm.t-ici- i tii.s Bui lie begun repeating Hie Aiant.ae, or praters lor panlicalion. wime giieving, a iear leii to the biouuu uie hottest tear that ever dropped lrom an eye; it became the lirst bdpphne. Tims the most beautiful of blue atones goes back to antiquity far bacK to the unknown of the purely i--it v.-i- ueu le-liioi- oe legendary. According to Hebrew tradition the rod of rvroses and the table of the commandments were set with sappliues. The gem seems to have had some 1 elation to the twelve tribes of Isiael. Among the jewels set in the breast plate worn by the was a sapphire representing the tribe of Judah. The principal device on the standaid carried into battle by the followers of this son of Jacob was a Lon; and, strange to say, the sapphire is also Leo in the twelve signs of the zodiac. In the revelation of St. John, wheie again it is associated with twelve, it is the eighth of the stones in the foundation of the wralls of the heavenly city. Among the apostles once more the figure twelve it represents Andiew; full of heavenly faith. The pagans dedicated it to Apollo. In heraldy it stands for "azure, or Jupiter. All of wiiich, Cartier maintains, is highly interesting, whether true or not. As to the truth, the word sapphire becomes somewhat confusing when one attempts to trace the early history of its use for the adornment of mankind'. Pliny, for example, speaks of this gem, remarking that it comes from the land of the Medes, and is "blue, rarely with a purple tone. He adds, however, that no kind of it is transparent, so one is forced to the conclusion that lapis lazuli is always opaque. As the largest known mines where this stone is found are the ones in the northeastern part of Afghanistan the ones described by Marco Polo inl271 it seems probable that Asia was the sodree of Plinys confusion. Nevertheless the same classical waiter must have known the true sapphire the blue stone called cyanus, which he describes as easy to imitate with glass colored with blue. In any event, the sapphire has for many centuries had a high place among the things which men and women crave for quality rather than quantity. And if it has not played as important a part a3 the diamond In the making and remaking of history in the Occident there is little doubt that in the unchronicled history of the Orient it was occasionally a conspicuous participant. As is the ca:e with other precious stones, all sorts of superstitions have accumulated along with mans knowledge of the sapphire. Even to this day there are Iluddhists who ascribe a certain power to it and believe that it high-prie- st leconciles man wrilh Clod. It has been worn by Italians to ward olf eye complaints and melancholy and there are those who maaintain that a tumor will di. appear if a sapphire is rubbed on it and carried away. Necromancers also use this "holy stone. Ahhougli the symbol of loyalty, justice, beauty, nobility and heavenly thoughts, it was for still another reason that Helen of Troy wore a sapphire; she thought it a potent love charm, notwithstanding the general idea that nature had endowed her so plenteously with pulchritude as to of the airplane as an offensive weapon was not absolutely proven . The layed explosion seemed to be the most effective and the development apparently will be in the perfection of bombs other animal or human being has wings are a mass of nerves, and these that give it the extremely de- that work on the depth charge principle and are able to p.erce warships belowr their heaviest armor line. General Menoher, chief of the army air service, said: I have always contended that the bomb did constitute a very grave menace to the capital ship and that extraordinary precautions had to be taken to meet the menace. Secretary Denby stated that scientific conclusions of the utmost value undoubtedly w'ill result from the series of tests, and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt summed it up by saying: The airplane has proven its value as an auxiliary of the navy. They will be extremely useful in the future for information work and in harassing the enemy. I do not believe that they spell the doom of the capital ship. That has been predicted three times in my lifetime. The torpedo, the submarine and the airplane have all been hailed as to make dreadnaughts useless. What I think will happen will be steps by the navy to meet the new form of attack. Aviation will have to be developed in conjunction with the -- make such an aid superfluous. If Eve, so another superstition runs, had only had a sapphire ring on the Garden of Edens most eventful day she would have kept out of trouble. For the serpent could not have looked upon a sapphire and held up its head. ,That St. Jerome who is described as "a famous Spanish Jew of the Fifteenth Century maintained that the sapphire would not only procure The favors of princes and pacify ones enemies, but free one from enchantment. Put a sapphire into the pocket of your husband, and he will love you in spite of himself and conquer all his enemies, is another of these odd superstitions. Another, sasy Cartier, fleet. is that any desire may be procucred It seems that the best form of airof a pale sapphire if it is set in plane attack on battleships would .be gold and engraved with half of a fish together with a figure. Or a marine a combination of direct hits which demoralize the personnel of the hyachinth, which is also a pale sapship, together with shots laid close to phire, is similarly effective if engravthe hull for the purpo:e of sinking. In ed with a figure half woman and half the case of the Ostfriesland, a heavily fish, holding a mirror and a branch, and set in a gold ring, the signet cov- - armored vessel, these outside shots ered with wax. The star sapphire. .seemed to be the most effective. Of worn as an amulet brings health and course it i to be borne in mind that in all these tests the taregts were stagood fortune and render those born in April proof against all evil. The star tionary, and the effect of stone of Ceylon is said to have the gunfire could not be determined. Atfurther power of inspiring the remospheric conditions were perfect. "That airplanes can terribly harass spect of others. an approaching enemy fleet was demonstrated to the entire satisfaction of AIRCRAFT VS. BATTLESHIPS. every witness of the tests, and this in itself supplies a powerful plea for the rethe the of results Summing up enlargement of the air service. Not cent airplane test off the mouth of one who was present at the exercises Hon. Jonathan Bay, Chesapeake but regretted that a more generous Bourne, Jr., says: appropriation was not given by ConThe navy tests which were held off gress to the air service, and it is quite the Atlantic capes terminated July 21 likely that the separate bill w'hich it with the bombing and sinking of the is announced Senator Poindexter will battleship Ostfriesland. introduce for airplane carriers and There was considerable other aids to the service will find men rivalry between the greater support than was accorded the and the air service respecting the merprovision in the navy appropriation its of battleships and aircraft, out of bill for such purposes, and which was which grew' the popular belief that the stricken out by the house. In addition, tests would determine whether or not it is made apparent that the governthe battleship must yield to the airship ment should encourage in every way as a warfare weapon and the former, in Its power the development of the in the near future, be consigned to obairplane industry in order that Amersolescence. ica, where the plane was invented, may "But whatever the views of the rival take Its place in the lead, instead of factions, the fact remains that both trailing France, Great Britain, Gersides are now pretty well agreed that many, and Japan, as at present. we can not yet dispense with battleships and that the airship has proven BAT MOST SENSITIVE ANIMAL. itself to bo a valuable auxiliary in tjie defense of our coasts. Secretary of The bat is declared by zoologists to War Weeks, remarking on the ideal In one of the most wonderful of all conditions which prevailed, and the animals in its physical make-uand defact that the ships were moored, there is strong reason to believe it clared: This all means that the value Ins from one to three senses that no g silky feeling as well as serving create the most sensitive thing ture. So delicate are these nerTfr and so responsive to air vibration that a bat can be blinded and tun loose in a room where several obje$ are hanging from the ceiling by co and it will fly about them witl touching any object, the nerves cata ing the feel of the object as the draws near them. Naturalists, in experimenting bats, have whirled a cane over the; heads so rapidly that the cane app ed to be a misty funnel. On thet heads they wore caps of vivid cok that bats dislike and would frequent fly at. The bats would rush at tfe -- until the whirling cane was read; and then dart down, touen me cap, a fiy away, passing between the oft of the cane without being toucher demonstrating a keenness of obsem tion and delicacy of speed judgme unequaled by any other living animt To make this more unusual, the ha eyes are dim and weak, and it depea almost entirely upon the sensitive of its wings. THE THREAT INDIRECT. by-mea- ld w-ou- it said Willie, youre afraid: fight; thats all it is. No, Im not, protested Jack, 1: if I fight my maIl find it out t Aw, lick me. Howll she find it out? Shell see the doctor gu:n house. io ji; O. E. R. Bulletin. rKUBAIfe AINU GUARDIANSHIP NOTICES. anti-aircra- ft Consult County Clerk cr the tive Signers for Further Informat OTICi; TO CREDITORS. -- Estate of Sarah Beesley, deceisl Creditors will present claims, vouchers, to the undersigned South Main Street. Salt Lake City, HI on or before the 5th day of Xovemlj d. H1.:KsLET. Executor of the estate of Sarah sley. deceased. RICH, RICH & ROBERTS, Attorneys for Executor. Date of first publication. Septet 3, A. D. 1921. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. ex-Germ- an good-nature- d man-o-w-a- rs p Estate of Thomas II. Walko, decea;!1 Creditors will present claims vouchers to the undersigned at 701 r Savings & Trust Bldg., Salt Lakeof ClI 4 u Utah, on or before the 7th day f vember, A. D. 1921. EDNA R. JOHNSON. Administratrix with the wi anexM Estate of Thomas II. Walke, deceasj HURD & HURD. Attorneys for Administrati s. Date of first publication, t pteniofrl H 1 A. I). 1! 21. NOTICE TO GUEDnons. Estates of Charles Ilenry dece-se- r TolmesJ ceased; Annie Holmes, IIolme3, deceased; and Alc nnder mes, deceased. t I Creditors will present c'dro. vouchers, to tho undersip ea 2G South Main Street, Salt La1,! 01 I V Utah, on or before the 15th day d! . ober, A. D. 1921. JOHN H . Administrator of the estate 1A1n"j! Henry Holmes, deceased:Loin mes, deceased; Agnes fsoime ceased, and Alexander ceased. STANLEY A. IIANKS, Attorney for Administrator. Date of first publication. A. D. 1921. I |