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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1925-12-30, Page 2--" reer,e-eereererestseee-tereeeerieee"ere'Se'eeeee7-'-e-e'e'ee'"e'eteee''''"e."''''e'e"ee'"'"'-'-e"-''e-'-'7"- 11 It'* A jinn 1111FIII r 14.1E ,„ Ifte A !fig t h rirliiiiirilH111111111 '100 qui .1,1! II • • • 19AI% ; hy,i1 le.191111ttillInifi,1114111(liffIllililillf:'1 IV/rat/ea 441 III 111foloilloVoq 111tfiww, .;111 JmIMPIO I Ali lir, 0.4...massio.mogesor, f.ir H1iti 4141 11 11114.-47; ftplimmuatormammamosamorsoorpommemmoommromp, The Story of a Diamond By JOHN A. NASH Diamonds Have Been Sought In Ev- ery Far Corner of World Sjnce the Dawn of Christianity-- Described by Pliny as "Most Valuable of Gems Known to Kings," and After 1,800 Years Are Still Considered Leading Precious Stones—Hardest Substance in Nature, By John A. Nash (Note—High, and public school teachers will' find this article by John A, Nash worth clipping' and Wing for future reference. This little story is written to inter- est you in the Diamond itself. Ni.er- ly everyone at some time or other elesires information as to the charae- teristies, qualities and grades ef thete. precious stones and we give you this little story believing it will be of material assistance in this direction as well as proving, as it undoubuctly does, a very interesting narrative. Its Name. The word "diamond" is derived from the Greek word "edemas," meaning "invincible." It is well named "invincible" sinee it is the hardest—the most uncon- querable substance known to nature as it is also the most imperishable in its prigin. The first mention we have of the "diamond" as a gem is by Manlius in A. D. 10. whilst Pliny, in A. D. 100, refers to it as "the most valu- able of gems known to kings." It was at one time worn as a charm to avert Insanity. In fancy we hear some 01 our cynical bachelor friends say that "it is usually an evidence of insanity, or, speaking popularly, the • madness of love." In the middle ages it was known as "pietra della recon- eiliziaone," that is the "peacemaker between kusband and wife," and in this connection numerous testimonials as to its miraculous cures at the pre- sent day are forthcoming, What it Is. The diamond is carbon -:-carbon which has become crystallized through intense heat combined with great pressure. It is chemically identical with char- , wet and graphite (black lead), into which it may be converted by Beat or electricity and yet there is an extra- ordinary difference in character. As, for instance, the diamond is a poor 'conductor. It can be electrified or made phosphorescent by friction and if left in the sunlight for a time, will give forth light to a certain extent Frequently, in otherwise fine =- monde, after being cut or polished, black carbon spots will be found. Through refraction and reflection one such spot may be multiplied from two .to twelve times. Needless, to say, such spots. how- ever small, form one of the many im- perfections that seriously affect the commercial value of diamonds, and yet these spots are seldom detected by the average buyer. The technical name for such being "pique" or spot- ited. Its Formation Unlike many of the other gems, the diamond is found as a separate unit—,unattached as it were—in gravel or diamantiferous clay, from which it is easily washed or separated 'whereas many of the other stones, such as the opal, turquoise, amethyst etc,, are found in a matrix of rock appearing somewhat as veins in rear. • ble and from which they are cut. • in its natural or rough state the diamond has an. adamantine lustre, a rather "greasy" feeling, and resem- bles gum -Arabic in appearance. The diamond is found in gray, brown, yellow, white, red, green, 'blue and black colors. Some of these are very rare indeed and because of this are correspondingly valuable as speed . The white—the pure "steel -blue - white," of course, is the ideal and most prized color as a gem. There is an old saying to the effect that "a little learning is a dangerous thing"; just so with color in a dia- mond. A slight yellow tint, for in- stance, which is known as "off-color". or "by -water" affects the value of a diamond very seriously, whereas a deep, bright "canary" color, because • of its rarity, adds immensely- to its value. For every pure white 'diamond • you'll find hundreds of off-color Letterheads Envelopes Billheads And all kinds of Business Stationery printed at The Post Publishing House. We will do Joh that will do credit to your biz/Antes. Look over your stock of Office Stationery and it requires eeplertishieg call us by telephone 81, The Post PohlIshing house stones, The Word "Carat." As frequent reference will be trade to the term "carat" it might be well to explain here that this word, as up - plied to gold refers to quality only, whereas applied to gems it refers to weight. In the ewe of gold, pure gold is composed of 24 parts, but since such gold is unworkable, and in any -case would be too soft for wear, more or loss alloy of silver or topper is nec- essary. The term 18 "carat" gold simply means 18 parts of pure gold with the remaining 6 parts of alley repuired to make the full 24 parts. In the case of the diamond, how- ever, "earat" means weight only and is said to take its name from a small Oriental seed, not to be confnsed, however, with the "ordinary garden variety!' It is equal to or rather more than three grains in weight, gir- ing 15efi carats to the ounce. In appearance. the end of an or- dinary lead pencil will convey the idea of the 114 -carat stone, but care must be taken not to suppose that a large stone, say of 15 carats weight, is equal in appearance to a dozen such pencil ends, as the weight is dis- tributed over the entire surface, and would not be equal to more than four or five such surfaces in appearance. 1ts, Uses. The part that the diamond is call- ed upon to play for purposes of adorn Ment is too well known for further comment. "Diamond. 'Cupid and Benedict" is a long established firm still carrying on business at the same old stand. Apart from this phase, however, the tli.i.mond has a perfect fascination for the majority of people. Even so intellectual man as the late Henry Ward Beecher is said to havo carried around in his pocketbook, wrapped in soft Wool, a number of such gems un- • set, upon which he would feast his soul from time to time, simply be. cause of his love for the beautiful, Since a limited number only of the diamonds found are sufficiently fine quality to be used for adornment, the balance serve a very useful purpose in the industrial fields. The impure diamonds or those which cannot be advantageously used as jewels are known as "Bort" and include all grades, shapes and colors even to the "coal -black." • Because of their excessive hard- , ness, such stones or pieces of stories • 0., the are valuable for the drilling of glues. fastenea between two steel brilliancy and effect by pn. eratio washers about 1 inches wide to anel porcelain. engraving of stories, keep it from bending- or "buckling," The Cullinan. i 1 . CI' 11 rill • ,(1 11,1 III *alr tale 41114 ; 11 3/16. i.L11 , s tit •lhl '11 11 j1 14 mime, Arai sae elirelle rem tee men. 14NG Our wiLD 13ELLgirlit:,rivri:LP;i\verzni: . . BY ALFRED TE.NNY'SON • eveli enierieuee at Wildwood, the transplanting of seine shrubbery Atm was busy one day directing e„,.,., , , -,, •,...,.-, .. e ..,...—e - -----...--......e- ....... le-iiiee_.• s i-1. 7-"*"`::- ', ;',•;e7"--- • e. eeeee,.,•-•,--.-e... ereesesessee . , - : ,•,,,,.- e ••e.s. f s [1 iill'Ifi:101 1;1141111:1111‘1111111 !"! st !Mt I tit 1 111 41111! illitirilOi UNG out, wild bells, to the wild 013y, the tying cloud, the frosty agbt. the year Is dying In the night -- Ring out, wild belts, and tet him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new ; Ring, bappy belle, across the snow. Che year is going; kt him go— Ring out tbe false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind for those that here vre see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor; Ring in redress to ail mankind. Ring out a elovply dying cause and ancient forms of party strife ; Ring to the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws. Mu out the want, the care, the sin, the faithless coldness of the times; Ring -out, ring out, my mournful rhymes But ring the fuller minstrel in. Ring out folic pride in place and blood, the civic slander and the spite; Ring in the love of truth and right; Ring tn the common love of good. Ring out old -shapes of foul disease; Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old; . Ring In the thousand years of peace. Ring in the valiant man and free, the larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land; Ring in the Christ that is to be. • ,e6 dentists' drill, euttingpf glass, whilst and revolVing at a very rapid reAe, It remained for the latest discover; for rock drills in mining they are al- whilst; most indispensable. • ' a paste of diamond dust and ed mine, the "Prem "Premiere' in the Trims- ' thick oil is applied—that's all, and veal, to make all previous discoveries Where Found. yet it saws the diamond very, very sink into insigni c e. • The diamond is cosmopolitan. It slowly, , of 'were°, notwithstanding 1 This stone was of exquisite quality has been found in almost all quarters the fact that it is the hardest known i and weighed not less than 3,025at of the globe, although it few areas substance in nature. 'carats, or if you prefer buying your of Europe outside of the Ural Moun-. With the great majority of cutters I diamonds like beefsteak, by the tains, however, the process of "cleavage" I pound, that Means -exactly one and India, South America, Australia, ie the one followed. There is a line one-third pounds. , , Queensland, New South Wales, the of eleavage in every rough diamond Itewas known as the 'Cullman,, sea: sands of New England (although which must be followed diamond and was subsequently gold gram sn wood just as the to the Transvaal government by i never showing any signs of being e • e • waterworn) in eighteen or twenty ' whom it was presented to hie late • states of the Union—one stone of 23 This line of cleavage discovered, majesty, King Edward. carats weight from "away down M1 the workman uses the sbai'o edge of 011 V" • " one stone to make a sli t cut or . One research party at least from "across the line" spent considerable time making investigations in the Hudson Bay district, without, how - mak in the stone to be operixted - upon; a steel edge, like the blade of ee-tseo•tair'''....6-tceoc.ete•-weeee.747:. a dull knife is inserted and with a Isomwasrt . knock 'or blow the cleavage ever, any satisfactory results. It has even been found in meteoric Its Polishing. stones, the result of intense heat and After the stone has been properly preseure as metallized carbon. trimmed it is ready for polishing. The Mines of India. , The present method was first intro - historical interest had their birth in town of Bruges,,about the year A, I). Nearly all the great diamonds of duced by 000 Von Berquin, the India—in fact, until the middle of the 1450, und is quite simple. 18th century, India had no rival in the field. They are there found in river -gravel and old sandstones and sand derived from therm .At one mine in India, es Inc back as 1050, no less than 60,000 natives were employed. Although die name "Golconda" is associated in the public mind with diamonds, it was really not important as a producer so much sH a market for a scattered mining district. When visiting India a few years ago, stopping at Secunderaband, and hearing of Golconda a few miles a- way, we had a desire to visit the place and were accompanied by the proprietor of the leading hotel, a rather intelligent fellow. In the old. en times this was an important forte ress, situated at the top of a flight of, steps, Speaking to him, on our way' there, about the Golconda diamond % our guide said he had never heard of them, but drew our attention in pass- sng to is very large masa of huge cubc-like stones covering acres and acres. "These," he said, "are the only stones I ever heard of here, and the tradition is that the Great Archi- teet of the Universe completed his work here at Golconda and these tones represent the surplus material left over after the creation of the Woodland !I maid By VICTOR REDCLIFFII A flat solid disk of soft steel of 16, or 18 inches diameter (somewhat like (ropyrEglit, 1818 by itt. %VOA 1,1.6 (•t•ATII. O grindstone laid on its side), needy - pawn. vntonk es at the rete of 8,000 turns per rain- Lit,c,191 listlrt',ti'It10t 1;" ,,m1,0 to 1 ate. Upon this is placed a paste of mem Reece, ,t diamond dust and heavy oil. hail died Met l reeeited the ,1 The stone is sel in a little core of fused spelter, or some such soft metal "rn" "1. gh.11")(1 1"veimegs 1111,1 to hold it absolutely fine, ween.t settled alt 19 lire 0111, cooked this is gripped in a sort of 8" to II"Pe "'WOW 110" nn I'Ven14. claw, upon the end of an adjustable it long time to come, The existence ef arm, which is weighed clown upon herself end her father hnd lana en this fast revolving disc. Mete one elect, sit,, was n mete ehild. There was not 8 enuntry estate in the Mstelet that voted mule Wedwood in eefent and beauty, !nal then, for over 8 fleetlf18 1110 ltnyee.8 reeelved all revere] such machines at the eine tit, „dynnit,g,,8 1,,xnq 111191 001.0. time The former owner of the piece, leen Wayne, died %ellen his only son end heir, Oeeald, was e '0000 100 Prevleits to that Alinas 'father, originally fl eel - Mee professor, had broken down in health and eolin Wayne, an eld eeliege friend, had empleYed him to systema- tize and care .for ids great eolleetion • It may well be a matter of pride of antiques. When Mr. Wayne died to us to know that with but one or there was a provision made in his will two minor exceptions all the impor- that the old scientist wns to continue tent jewels in the world are within his work and have a home at Wild - the British Empire. ' As a grinding or polishing procese Is u very slow one, owing to the ex- treme hardness of tho diamond, the me operator is enabled to attend to The "kohinoor." The word "Kohinoor" metals "moutain of light" This is undoeb- tedly the best known of the great dia.- mends of the world and its Mention will recall to many their Agit to the Tower of London, where it is shown areerieet the crown jewels. wood end its entire charge until hie There is much mystery veiling the ven attained his majority, Of that eon after that the }bytes only knew Dint he was receiving a full education Ahmed. It wits .aftether father's death that the family inn yeti of the Wayned vls- • Ited Wildwood. • "hfiss Royce," he Mid, "we under - eland that Mr, flerehl Wayne is About to return to this country end settle tip the estate, Doubtless Wildwond will pass Into other hands. It iney be kited' time before that mey dome about, and 'until It does`, we weld(' like to have you remain In charge here. Picture to yourself a little circular %vas first cut weighed 180, carats, It Alma Mit that it wee only n quoi- t "SAW" abut two inches in diameter, was re -cut to its great advantage to hen of time when she would have to I without any teeth, made of a sort of 1106 cartate—tlehi losing 80 carats in go (41(1 Imo the wide world ebeerleently bronze n� thicker than We ting nen- weight but gem ng immeasurably In (miry history of the "Kohinoor, but world, Needless to say, we will not it is supposed to have had a place it vouch for the correctness of the the renowned Peacock Throne which statement, although it is accepted, by once stood in that exquisite gem of the natives in perfectly good faith. architecture the throne room in the fiow,,They Are Cut. palace of Delhi in India. Before the diamond is polished, it In later years it was owned by 1110 must be skillfully trimmed, and great 'Rajah of Lahore, passing into the Mtnl and judgement are called for, hands of the teat India Company, by the at the very best resultmay be whom it was presented to our late obtained. majesty, Queen Victoria, in the year Within recent years a very few 1830. ' diamond cutters have introduced a The great importance of the cut Process of 'tawing" their diamonds before polishing, incredible as this may appeal', ting of a diameind is brought home forcibly to us when we bear In Mind that whilst the "Kohlnoor," after it when she notleee young.num, en en- tire stranger, standing by the garden roadway. Ms eyes were fixed upon ber studiously And Interestedly, Ae ber glance met his own be tivanced, re- moving his hatwith a courteous bow. Then a seeming 8ttera1011glit 88 10 in- troducing himself appeared to occur. to him Ile took several cards, se- lecting one indiserimlnetely and near- ing Alma tendered it to ,ber. She read upon its face "Wylie Blair," and tinder this the mune of the law Mini estate,• wititilattended lo the businesshe. of t "You are Miss Rene, 1 tun sure," spoke tbe visitor. was rather grave of manner, young and handsome as. Ile was, ns though study or weart- nese of the world Mut brought serious - :tees rind surfeit, but a sigbt of the Mir youug girl appeared to lighten his natural mood. ."I have come to, leak over Wildwood, preparatory t8' a Pagel - hie disposal of 11 to the best advan- tage." A new brightness came loto 1113 face es Alma in her pretty intelligent way showed Min over the ground% But it was when she led him inside the sump - 100118 11.01188 that liti became absorbed In contemplation of its contents. Ills being seemed to be in romplete har- mony with the unique and beautiful, nod Ile reveled over a Carrara marble girl's heed by Plastid, a favorite horse study of Rosa Bonlieur, Kiiiva rugs, a Soumake of wide proportions, the an- tique mahogany highboys, the Jaintn- ese teak wood screen before the ara- besque firepince, pearl reading glasses, sneer trophy cups won by speedy horses, and books,"beeke, bectits, grain ered from the most exclusive store- houses of the world, For nearly n week each afternoon this apparent agent end authorized representative of Gerald Wayne ap- peared at Wildwood. He made a pre- tense of taking notee. bat It was &ear from his intent asenetetion with Attila that he most prized this innocent, gen- tle woodland creature. He commend- ed her careful system of keeping the accounts of the estate. Ile was a rapt liste..ner, ns in her wen -Informed way she recited the value and history of this and that priceless piece of bele-a- brae. At Om& Alma was puzzled, for while lie seemed pleased at the Information she imparted, here aad these sem* chance remerk showed that he was no novice in art antique. - •44+0+w tel+.4444+41014+4,teeeeee • it• The Saforth Creamery smiimminneimmemoiraniumi4 1 ntc Send your Cream to the Creame orouhly established and that gives you Prompt Sery nd Satisfactory Results. We solicit your patronage knowing that we can t give you thorough satisfaction. We will gather your Cream, weigh, sample and test it honestly, using the scale test to weigh Cream sam- pies and pay you the highest market prices every two 1; weeks. Cheques payable at par at Bank of Nova Scotia. For further particulars seeour Agent, MR. T. C. McCALL, Phone 2310, Brussels, or write to The Seaforth Creamery Co. SEAFORTH, ONT. 0.+0+4140+404410+04.4014.14.101+44*.ee•e.e*•-aees.m.o.•4e.-ee...A...- • - and going away tomorrow, Immo Royce," he said at the end of tit week, and on the morrow, as they were seat- ed together on- a garden seat, he. looked at her earnestly with the word)1: 'Ton have made Wildwood a revelation, to me, and 1 am stitisfleif tie owner would be it render quite to emitter to the winds ruthlessly the inhor et mug years:"" "I am glad'," said Anne. in her. Prank, Ingenuous way, and 1 Temp you wIll tell Mr. Witytte that."' Then she sighed and glanced sorrowfully all about her: I shall miss all the 1uewlin:1 life I 'have pnssed here: It has 3)i.011 a true home to Inc." Be leaned eloser to her anti his eyes were glowing strangely. "Wily should you go, Mies Royce?" he questioned. "If I were tie owner end should ask yon to stay beeause.1 have learned to love you, what wouldyou say?" The fluttering blush upon her face told him that her soul was responsive to Ms own. His eyes grew glad, "I ask you to stay,"' he tulded,, "foal am Herald. Wayne.:" it..tarot_ .."44. • • Ilydre was turned on at Monkten this week. .11111111111111111116a It Goes to The Home Our paper goes to the home and is read and welcomed there. If you wish to reach the house. wife, the real arbiter of domestic destinies, youcan do so through our paper and our Classified Want Ade. form an interesting and well-read portion 01 31. onendui ow 'par From Winter's Bite -To Summer's Glow eeiee • 44 te, AO* 1444iik;;*.4;„ Manlia-I'llipitto tree hut near Guadalupe. lips out of Now York harbor and the Statue of S litilierty fades into the wintry Mists behind her, It is the geed ship Montroyal of the Canadian Paeifie tine on hor fleet trip of the sciestin to the West Indies and It is midwinter with all the harshness of that time of year apparent. Icy gusts anl cold snow falling lute the water where Ice is floating, In every way the prospect is uninviting and the paissengers aro lielOw decks in the warmth of well-lIghted, gay salons and, cablne, A little over twenty-four hours Of ealting elapses, and what is change!' We are back in the good old summer time. Small latitude pass and roofs Oo clock' on either hand that a gall bell throwit from the dock might waken the &nether), of They guile. In the distarice there develop like a smoke pail, an immense range of mountaine, and it is emir's° over a ceder sett steeped in the glories of color almoat beyond imaginetion, while the air le eo rigour, 1 warm that the Refloat of stnninier clothing is do The landfall grows, as it Were, and studs smiling tig. (Biding smoothly niong, 6110 feels xninuto, President's Palace and new Plaza nt11terana. the insignificance of ft Sly on a floor, geeing at a httge piece of a gilded brown color, so masked are the in- dentations shadowleg the islend's precipitous sides-- alllett glIaltownnectD°oints Thm. the island is hidden with an Afri- can shyness, among palm treee. Some fine buildings, church and governMent, offset -the mile epee mile of negroes' wooden habitations that persist until the foot- hille of tbo laland'• watershed backbone; from below, se solemn in, its eminence; from above, so IMPrite- ticable in its creneliations, gullies and rifts. Tbrough the craggy interior splash threading streanie ansI frothy torrentover rocky shelves often garlanded with greenery and rare frond, To the- north-west where the mountain turbulenee subsides, the serried ranks of the anger -cane are Mar- shalled es far as the eye can see, and banana trees grow in the rich red loam. Clinger roots, the sprout- ing pineapple, and tobacco are cultivated; but the gen- ial heat of the sun aiding and abetting 'flatten indol- ence, breeds theft and petty lare,eny. So sugar to tide Island's sto.DIe Industry. Permission to View It I10g00- mill can be obtained. Nor should the exporienCe be missed. The bundles of sugar cane, leaded With sap, are run tip an endlests sliding hand, to be ()rushed in a mangle, the stems coming out In dry shreds, the rich Allees flowing away tct the circulators, large drum ecu- talntirs and copper kettles that boll it. Then vanes, revolving internally, whisk the Juice at high velocity thus crystallizing it to the consistency seen in bowie et the breakfast table. A by-product of the prooe$0, once thrown away, now 118 important as its parent In- dustry, is the Intl -known West Indlee rum. Down geese), slopes by the northern ahem where a sea of crystal blue elentsseea strip of shining sand, btttheieswim for hours, ewilling to leave the Dtieeeettt warmth of the water for the slightly cooler tniteide Leaving New York On January 28 Por the We* Indies the Canadian Pacific Liner IVIOntroyal make fifteen Ports of call before returning thirty day' i lator. at,trhitrtniit:deffrgeiontint:Itinrlyngitariernivioitirceerbsoares307totpashdoonvirrolprsTatcxowctuhyriaotWornakesutaolrontodulite4: ranged tor porta whiere tntoresting mote tor