BIRTH STONES.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 19 June 1912, Page 7

BIRTH STONES.

For ages certain gems have been alloted to the months, each with its significance. The list given below is one generally accepted:— January—Garnet: Constancy and fidelity.

February—Pearl or anethyst Purity, peace of mind.

March —Jacinth or Courage in affection.

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April—Diamond fection.

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May—Emerald: Ensures happiness in love and domestic felicity.

June —Agate : Ensures long life, health and prosperity.

July—Ruby: Exempts from love doubts and anxiety.

August—Moonstone: A 4 charm for conjugal felicity.

September—Sapphire: cheerfulness.

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October—Opal: Helpfulness and happy faith.

November —Topaz : Fidelity in friendship.

December —Turquoise: Success, happiness, and many friends.

SUNKEN TREASURE.

Public interest has again been awakened by inventions intended to be used in searching for treasure sunk to the bottom of the sea in shipwrecks. Many companies have been formed for the purpose of removing such wealth, but up to the present a great deal of money has been spent and very little treasure found. That there is a vast amount of treasure lying at the bottom of the sea is beyond dispute.

There were the galleons of Vigo, the subject of many stirring stories of the sea. The legendary treasures accumulated in the Bay of Vigo are inestimable, for they are said to includes precious stones and jewels whose value it is now impossible to calculate. It is stated nevertheless that treasure to the value of fifty million pounds has been lying beneath the waves of the Bay of Vigo since 1702. According to tradition, the bed "of the sea between Cuba and Porto Rico is strewn with ships laden with gold, silver, and gems. Ever since the eighteenth century, in fact, a whole Spanish fleet with cargoes of silver has been embedded there. In 1679, at the south-east of the Isle of Pinos, there foundered a vessel which still contains the millions once owned by its wealthy passengers. At the entrance to the Zuyder Zee in 1709 the frigate "Lutine," carrying three hundred and thirty ingots of gold and tlntee milfion, francs in silver coins, was wrecked, and the money ,together with nearly .all the ingots, still awaits those who come to seek the treasure.

These are but a few instances out of many.

TEN TIPS FOR LONG LIFE 4-

First: Rise early, retire early, and fill your day with work.

Second: Water and bread maintain life; pure air and sunshine are indespensable to health; and do not worry.

Third: Frugality and sobriety form the best elixir of longevity.

Fourth : Cleanliness prevents rust; the best-care-for machines last the longest.

Fifth : Enough sleep repairs waste and strengthens; too much sleep softens and enfeebles.

Sixth: To be sensibly dressed is to give freedom to one's movements, and enough warmth ta be protected from sudden change of temperature.

Seventh: A clean house makes a happy home.

Eighth: The mind is refreshed and invigorated by distractions and amusement; but abuse of them leads to dissipation, and dissipation to vice.

Ninth rCheerfulness makes love of life, and love of life is half of health. On the contrary, sadness and discouragement hasten old age .^ Tenth: Do you gain your 'living by your intellect? Then do not allow your arms and legs to grow stiff. Do you earn your own bread by your pickaxe? Do not forget to cultivate your mind and enlarge your thought.