Show jd jade the chinese symbol of the soul Is one of the nioba interesting minerals in the world it is possessed of peculiar interest to the mineralogist because of ita its unique mineral properties to the chemist because of a dispute as to its elementary composition to the gist because of its peculiar uses to the because of its barange ae as with early aa history to tl ti e poet because of ita its symbolic character in literature and to the tile philosopher because of its association ia in the philosophy of the tile sadeq with various virtues out of which grew the chinese the KOUL soul jadeid jade ia best described bythe by the fauille aar name nanie of pebble of which it ie is the tile finest vanity in respect of texture tl e und and the hardert know knon 0 to tl ti e lapidary it ie Is susceptible of it high polish and is so una tenacious cious that it cut I 1 be cut into the niort intricate and fragile houpos cherti are exceptional tints but hire jado jade may only be said to range in ili color from front nory white to clece olie green among amon substances known to the mineralogist it has no rival in ili the thulium num her ber of ita its fAsen tati I 1 i a an I 1 i 0 apol gy therefore there fure is off ral for ranking it with precious stones good goud NN |