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Show How Pearls Are Formed. Pearls It seems art oyster annoyances annoy-ances nnd monsters. Thoy nro malformations mal-formations caused by somo foreign substanco finding entranco to tho Bholl and irritating the oyster to such nn extent that ho exudes a liquid which eventually hardens nnd becomes be-comes n precious pearl. Tho pearls aro always near tho shells and can ho squeezed out of tho !lsh with tho fingers. fin-gers. Sometimes tliev nro found looso in tho shell nnd at ctlicr times thoy nro attached. If looso tho chances aro that they may fail out, henco good pearl hunters search tho stream bod nnd even dig up tho dirt. Contrary to general belief tho cxpcnslvo pearls aro not always round or oblong In shape. Many flno specimens nro baroques, that Is, they assuino gro-tcsquo gro-tcsquo forms, a fact that can bo readily read-ily nccounted for by their origin. An oyster may bo wort'i provoklc. |