Show PEARL OWNERS ARE GIVEN A JOLT x expert says japan artificial gems defy detection statement causes consternation am among ong owners of valuable strings in paris discovery of japanese scientist paris owners in paris of valuable strings of pearls have been thrown into something like consternation by the published opinion of dr louis boutan professor of science at the university of bordeaux and an expert in pearls that he be and oilier pearl experts are unable to distinguish between real pearls and hose chose artificially grown by the japanese the statement 0 doctor boutan made at the freach academy of sciences removes the last hope concerning japanese pearls which have been grown in quantity since il the japanese scientist made his discovery pearls normally are grown by accident through a tine fine grain of sand entering k the shell of the oyster the white substance called a pearl grows inside the oyster and Is a secretion caused by the effort of the shellfish shell Bsh to get rid of tile the foreign substance Sri kimoto moto conce conceited led the idea of opening oysters and inserting the foe caga substance or grain of sand that formerly came here accidentally since japanese began to grow pearls artificially there has been much discussion its as to whether those these new pearls would affect tho ali value of the accidentally grown pearls the only difference would appear to be in tile pearl seed or grain of sand imd and now it Is claimed fly by doctor nou eon ej tan that even this not be detected the statement ot of doctor coutan Is a cate gorle if I 1 did not have a certificate of origin when sections of pearly were sl alion shown ion me die pearls cut into sections fur testing purposes I 1 would not be able to say which pearl la Is artial caal |