Ephraim Enterprise | 1920-08-20 | Page 2 | Ruby is July Birthstone

RUBY IS JULY BIRTHSTONE Gem Has Been Associated Through the Centuries With Some Quaint Supe Superstitions i iThe The ruby Is the birthstone of J July It was associated In ancient times with many queer superstitions How tt these tte e i old fancies originated or how tow they i could have been palmed off oil on the time public pub lIe lic It Is difficult to Imagine The fact friet that the common people pc-ople had Implicit faith In ID them proves how very verr much I Imore more credulous the World orld once was than it Is s today For instance the the ancients ancients believed that If f a ruby were wele worn about the neck It conferred tl the tt-e power of seeing In the dark One wonders what mon monumental mon faker started this conceit con con- celt and for what p purpose It was generally generally generally gen gen- believed however possibly because be be- because cause rubles were costly and the common common common com com- mon people could not test the matter for themselves I The ruby also aIM was supposed to be a n talisman against evil spirits the plague and poison polson By ny the deepening of Its color It forewarned Its Us wearer against Impending misfortune If H tied upon the forehead In a n linen cloth It was believed to be a specific for disease disease disease dis dis- ease of ot the eye Brooklyn Brooklyn Eagle agle