Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-08-21 | Page 4 | Myth and Magi

MYTH AND MAGIC - 1 MVwTiCAf. B3WOHJITTXI on pngxmovg gTOsBa. The art of engraving aa precious stones reached a high degree af perfection with tha aaeieata bat seems to hav. been completely loot after tha eecond or third aswlury of eur era. Many beautifully carved and engraved ateaea, however, how-ever, were .tilt In existence all through the middle agee and their embellishments wera thought by unenlightened people to hav been tbe product of nature rather than of man. and to them were attributed attribut-ed all aorta of fantaet'o attrlbutea The carved or engraved figure of a dragon on a- ruby was supposed te bring riches aad kapptaeaa te the wearer. The figure af a falcon an a topas would help the owner to acquire the good will of klage, prlncee and other oth-er magnetee ... Oa a garnet, the figure ef a Ilea wsa a aure protector of the honor and preearver of the heelth of one forunato enough to peeeeea ft. One who owned and wore a rare, sollte bearing the figure of an aae Would be endowed with the gift ef prophecy, snd a frog engraved sa s berryl gav. the .wner ut. newer new-er to reconcile eeemlee and to P remote re-mote good will generally.