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It is evident, from early and later usage, that, at the place and time where and when these stones were first utilized for birth-stones, the year must have begun with the month of March. This will be apparent when we compare the following eight lists, carefully gathered from various sources:
It may be interesting to show in these eight lists the stones which are most favored in each month in the following way, the numerals indicating the number of lists in which the stones appear (including the alternate stones):
January.....Garnet 7, hyacinth 2. February....Amethyst 8, hyacinth 1, pearl 1. March.......Jasper 5, bloodstone 4. April.......Sapphire 7, diamond 2. May.........Agate 5, emerald 4, chalcedony 1, carnelian 1. June........Emerald 4, agate 4, chalcedony 3, turquoise 1, pearl 1, cat's-eye 1. July........Onyx 5, sardonyx 1, carnelian 1, ruby 1, turquoise 1. August......Carnelian 5, sardonyx 3, moonstone 1, topaz 1, alexandrite 1. September...Chrysolite 6, sardonyx 2. October.....Beryl, 8, aquamarine 5, opal 1. November....Topaz 8, pearl 1. December....Ruby 6, turquoise 2, chrysoprase 1, bloodstone 1.
With the exception of January, where we have the garnet instead of the jacinth, and of December, which gives us the ruby instead of the chrysoprase, the first choices are practically identical with the foundation stones, bearing in mind that the eleventh stone is that for January, the twelfth that for February, the first that for March and so on. |
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