Eureka Reporter | 1904-04-01 | Page 4 | Old Belief is Revived

OLD BELIEF IS REVIVED wearing of amulets now in vogue among the rich 1 amulets are much in favor at the present moment and the wearers of them are by no means only of the feminine community they are worn in all manner of quaint designs each precious stone Is supposed to contain some property peculiar to itself and it Is needless to say that one of the most sought after Is that which Is said to ward off appendicitis it seems hardly credible that people of common sense should believe in such things but true it Is that the amulet Is at present much in vogue and apart from theli superstitions it is one of the daintiest presents imag anable the emerald Is credited with a host of good influences the chryso alte Is a cure for insomnia the onyx produces peaceful existence dut the luckiest amulet of all Is that contain ing a turquoise whether by reason of its true blue color or not it is hard to say there Is an ol 01 1 proverb which states that he who possesses a tur luoise will never lack a friend certainly from time immemorial the tur luoise has never ceased to be regard ed as a lucky stone