marine, pr isen-’green sapphire-is very beautifül and of an excellent
quality; j
The blood starte, the nephrytus ox. kiditey stone are common.
The . serpent stp^e, is dark br&wa wltfr ,a, spot in the , like
an ejet * The: Indians. frQ^uently employ thjs:s^c\nevfiin, th,è.rease
of a man being bit by a serpent, to. suck on,t the pojspn, which
they: say it will do.> they. jafterwards, throw the,jg^pg inte^warhi;
milk to extract the poison and enable .it to i;gcoyerf!its former-
quality. -The bog stq^e m poupdedand,: given; ip .water, for
foyers. The. bezoqr stone d,s %frid.in vjGowisIslnp^rn^St <Jafoa,
, White crystal is abundant, Yellow. brown wystals,* f,p}}ly
differing in colour, .are also met w ith ; and the whole, ag§\ used
for buttons and other orpanaents. t
, The black crystal is .a., species pf shirk I t presents a -shtning
surface, but is not transparent. I t is too common to.fre pf any
great value.
• s The cat's eye. is a species-of opal, and,-receives jts name from
a white sparkling rpy in the centre,- wh jeh,,stjll;fimegts, th%pye
whichever way you torn it. This stone- :is much estpeped^liy
the natives of Indian,and a. perfect one of the size of a nut will
fotph.sixty .rix-dpllars -and upwards.
fftch 500 dollars. ^The<;-rarity and curiosity ofr thejcatcSj-oye
is the cause of its.? high price. I t is much wtn-rv in .rings ^y-
the -Indians.
Cornelians, and other stones of-4hf; same^desc^ifft^n^^ia*^
fopnd in! Ceylon in great plenty. Precious stones u were rmerr ly
an article -.pf revenue, and collected by farmers, who contracted
$gg a particular rangp wjtfrgoyernmept. This plan, hqweygp,
ha§ .fop sqnxe years hack foeen given up, as th e ; stopes . foupd
Mu the King of Candy’s dominions, were superior to those, of
■ MherdU of'CeyM i.
fowet' and ‘ the !Eiufofr 4foxfod ¥t
s,igsti mdthodkof^proepring -them, t;p demand from, h'irri
foxn q u a n tity 'll r.trihni^K-^€fr,«ome time that Prific^ was Obliged
to comply wl-th^th^'mandates.'of -his,' imperfote heighbbtei,
aq p # ad>ih em^ a eerfai^proportfon- o fo * to f* d s^ a ^ yeabP 0 f
late|-’h o w ^ . t[fre,.has shaken-oifi thlsWsbr^udfe^ and? t^ tbm p t
the ^Mari%^o#'Eu^peans .as 'littfe ^ .p ^S ih le j pfdhMtred
any .more from* befcjg^oollfected* in* | j g ‘dOffoflforftf >* Me does
pot, now alfow^feis'-.-subjOets^ dri- arfy f^ceotmt^to hasten pi-eeid«
out nvterritoyi^dfofide'r- pAn eff: tleathf/,.; % is*
bus for- a-'Cafldian to *ietdtf anyi-apove ,&fcerthih^wMO<^5H 'lift
m g m as /by av-rqyal jfjrcited they, d li'4&ohg' ii n g
native^- - arer exposed fby fchibr arbitt&ryfdfef-rhd'j hnd"'that.*f|ftp^
wilLjoften^athfr^priyatelyogi^oj; throw! <va%b^s«ete<fs
j • Til^,f«ecious. s.tyne^.are-geiiorally «smtghVfoyiia* o ^ 'm M h
"aloflg | P batiks of. risers, ‘%ht?re? fre--
qp&ftly picked up.ty By, the, river' w l^ l ^ a s s e s f ^ H t i^ a ,'W d
r P P KfogiS^Gountryr^om' M f tM g S
JfrWi-.' Thp^yipfopt fains, * whfoh-,frequQntlyr:ifail in the\ higher
P & t t the-island,: wash down these s#m^UrW* tWThiffs-’Ohnd
r im i P P ^ M t e ^ d
are ‘found am o n g -4 fre - s a n d s th e * channels»%hich are sthen-
j# follows, w ^m i
,stone-mei;phants:rj>tracki)pg-! th© foed of a this putyos#,
anfl-(^|g^r5|vith,,fireat sucegss*fe-f