Show How Pearls Are Formed Pearls It seems are oyster annoyances annoy-ances and monsters They are malformations mal-formations caused by some foreign substance finding entrance to the shell and Irritating lie oyster to such an extent that ho exudes a liquid which eventually hardens and becomes be-comes a precious pearl The pearls are always near the shells and can bo squeezed out of the llSh with the fingers fin-gers Sometimes thev are found looso In the shell and at ether times they arc attached If loose the chances are that they may fall out hence good pearl hunters search the stream bed and even dig up the dirt Contrary to general belief the expensive pearls arc not always round or oblong In shape Many fine specimens are baroques that Is lucy assume gro tesque forms a fact that can be read ily accounted for by their origin An oyster may bo worth nrovokl c |