EVIL INFLUENCE
A BEAUTIFUL SAPPHIRE MISHAPS AMONG HINDUS (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) CALCUTTA, May 20. A chain of mishaps among well-to-do Hindu residents of Naghpur is ascribed to the evil influence of a beautiful sapphire. The sapphire was given to a Naghpur merchant, who within three days lost business orders worth several thousand rupees and was involved in a car accident. He gave the stone to a lawyer, who within 12 hours was knocked down by a car. The sapphire was then given to another lawyer, whose wife died suddenly. It was left in the custody of the cook, who was severely burned when the kitchen caught lire. Two hours after.it was again given away the recipient was thrown from a motor cycle while taking it home. The sapphire is now in the possession of a Parsee woman, and it is believed that its evil influence has been broken now that it is not in the hands of a Hindu.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22268, 22 May 1934, Page 9
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