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Show India's Precious Metals. It Is estimated that $1,500,000,000 In gold, and perhaps as much In silver, Ib hidden awny in tho Hindu stocking Vast quantities of tho precious metals re known to bo kopt In tho form of porsonnl ornaments. From tlmo Immemorial Imme-morial India has been n reservoir Into which tho precious metals havo flowed from nil qunrtors of tho globe, only to disappear from statistics. Could the Idlo wealth bo drawn upon, tho effect on tho Industrial and commercial llfo of tho country would bo very grent. It Is, thorcforo, a mnttnr of concern to try to turn India's dormant capital to uctlvo use. It may bo Impossible to do It, The Orlentnl mind views everything every-thing In a way Incomprehensible to westerners. Uut If only a tltho of tho concealed hoards of India wero vitalized vital-ized n now aspect might bo given to the conditions of llfo In England's great eastern omplro. |