Logan Republican | 1916-06-24 | Page 7 | Antiquity of Earrings

Antiquity of Earrings. Tho very earliest mention of enrrlnfTJ Is to bo found In tho book of Genesis. Jacob, It 111 bo remembered, on reach, lug Ilcthel hurled certain strange Idols, among them somo earrings belonging to his family. Doubtless theso ornn-ments ornn-ments wero regarded purely In a propitiatory propi-tiatory light ns amulets or talismans, Niich being still their principal otllco In tho east today, Thnt they nro of eastern east-ern origin Is certain, nnd among orien-tula, orien-tula, with tho exception of Crooks nnd Hebrews, It hns always been tho custom cus-tom for both sexes to wear them, whllo frequently pnly one ear wns ndorned. Among other races, however, earrings were always worn In pairs and by the women only.