BREEDING PEARLS
There is a. widespread belief throughout Burma, Singapore, the Straits Settlements, and the Islands of the Malay Archipelago, that certain pearls in certain conditions can reproduce themselves. These breeding pearls vary in size, but are not very big; they are alleged to be' laminated. According to Dr. W. B. Dennys, Professor Huxley examined some of these and states that he subjected one of them to various teats and declares that it was indistinguishable from the ordinary pearl used for jewellery. To persuade these pearls to reproduce you must place four or five of them in a box with fifteen to thirty grains of uncooked white rice. They must not be shaken or disturbed in any way, though some observ*rs say this precaution is unnecessary. Be-examined after a period of a year it is alleged that small seed F«arl» will be found at the bottom of the box, whilst the original pearls have themselves increased in size. Further examination a year later is said to show that more seed pearls are found, and that the oMcr pearls are still growing.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 91, 14 October 1926, Page 16
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181BREEDING PEARLS Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 91, 14 October 1926, Page 16
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