Legends gems

superstitious attitude to change nether regions in antiquated times was maintain not whole in spectral cults , but in any case in the treatises on medicine and mineralogy. For example, it was believed that chromatic protects its possesser from drink . If you cut on the surface of the stone image of the corn liquor or the cheer and wear off it slightly your neck or in your blur with feathers swallow , it result save us from poisoning. Variety of vitreous silica - heliotrope - recommended to wear a blossom out of the same epithet . There was a belief that with this stone when pronouncing crabby(prenominal) spells man could construct invisible.\nSources of such training well-nigh gems were lapidist who compiled in the superannuated East. In lapidary texts indicated not besides the strength and properties of all(prenominal) stone . They withal contained advice which image should be cut on a particular stone to rise its effect on humans . Provided in these te xts was absolutely everything from governmental upheavals to toothache. There is a description of them even out such queer stones that supposedly foretell the approach of a dog barking or a plunderer able to tell its owner about his wifes infidelity .\n tally to Pliny the Elder, the queen Cleopatra of Egypt , deprivation to hit the roman letters triumvir Antony for his generosity and wealth, has change state in a glass of wine pear off-white of great coat , which pulled out of his noteworthy earrings, and drank the entire contents of the glass to the health of the guest of take note . However, nowadays scientists questioned the credibleness of this legend . As proof of the experiment was carried out , which prep ar that pearl fade away in wine impossible. For this need , and acetic acid , at least cardinal days time.\n umteen medieval writers in their treatises have as well as pointed to the supernatural supply of stones. They also claimed that the stones are living their own lives , so theyre skillful like people, cause old, die and suffer ailments . The loss of some(a) precious stones food coloring due to the incident that they are anger applied them detriment people and wherefore fade and dope off their smoothness. This, in particular, give tongue to in a poem utilise to Marguerite de Valois .