Logan Republican | 1916-06-24 | Page 6 | Antiquity of Earrings

Antiquity of Earrings. Tho very curliest mention of earrings Is to lie found in tho hook of Genesis. Jacob, it will bo remembered, on reaching reach-ing Bethel hurled certain strnngo Idols, among them somo earrings belonging to his family. Doubtless theso ornn-mciitH ornn-mciitH wero rcguided purely In a propitiatory propi-tiatory light as amulets or talismans, such being still their principal olllco In tho east today. Thnt they are of eastern east-ern origin is ecrtnln, nnd among orientals, orien-tals, with tho exception of Greeks nnd Hebrews, It hns always been tho custom cus-tom for both sexes to wear them, while frequently pnly one enr was ndorned. Among other races, however, earrings were always wont in pairs and by the women only.