Washington County News | 1908-10-01 | Page 6 | Diamonds Burn like Coal

diamonds burn like coal the jeweler at closing time was putting his diamonds in a huge safe but why do you bother to do that when two watchmen walk the chop all night long on account of fire the jeweler replied diamonds are nothing but coal carbon they burn beautifully their hardness makes us think them inde but as a matter of act a fire of diamonds would be the briskest bris kest prettiest thing in the world put a handful of diamonds on a plate and set a light to them they will burn with a hard flame till nothing Is left there will be no smoke no soot and at the end the plate will be as clean as though just washed not the slightest particle even of ash will remain