Show the boax it is said that the moonstone hoax has made its reappearance the method is so old and so well known that it is a wonder to jewelers that it has survived to this time the hunter for moonstones moon stones finds a white and almost transparent pebble ho takes it to a lapidary who is conveniently near by who says it is a very fine moonstone and that he will polish and finish it nicely for one dollar the pebble is left to be polished and at the time appointed the finder calls pays the lapidary the dollar and receives the genuine moonstone which has cost the lapi lary forty cents the lapidary has cents profit the finder has a real and the beach has the pebble which awaits picking up by I 1 |