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Show Hunan Ees. . Mrs. Wlillnm E. Curtis, tho wife or a Chicago Journalist, probably possesses possess-es tho must unique necklace lu existence, exis-tence, which was exhibit. at the Chicago Chi-cago world's fair. The necklace is composed of three rows of human oyes in a perfect stato of preservation, polished pol-ished and mounted in gold. Tho eyes wero procured from Peru, whoro the deail are burled In a sitting posture, and tho hot, dry air nets unirecffectlvc-ly unirecffectlvc-ly than any otuhalmlng fluid In preserving pre-serving them, A mummy can there bo ohtalnod for about $6, nnd the eyes alone aro much cheaper. Polished and mounted as they are In this necklace, they tuako a very striking ornament. Mrs. Curtis woro tho necklace once only, and It was much admired until her friends wmo Informed that they wero petrified human eyes, nnd not gems that wero set In it, whon tho admiration ad-miration turned to revulsion. |