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Show Early Anierlcnn Mirrors. Strange to say, the ' ancient Mexicans or Aztecs had mirrors of utztli, the obsidian ob-sidian of tho Romans, a mineral abundant abun-dant in their hills, ami term ! by the Spaniards gallinazo. Other mirrors of America in the days gone by were of the so called Inc. is' stie, a compact pyrites or marcasite, brittle, opaque and rather bluish, and susceptible of a fine polish; and if we are to believe Do la Vega the Indians had mirrors of silver, copper . and brass. Woman's Journal. |