By this
process it appears that a rectangular strip of ground--
5 yards wide by 968 yards long is 1 acre.
10 yards wide by 484 yards long is 1 acre.
20 yards wide by 242 yards long is 1 acre.
40 yards wide by 121 yards long is 1 acre.
80 yards wide by 60-1/2 yards long is 1 acre.
70 yards wide by 69-1/2 yards long is 1 acre.
60 yards wide by 80-3/8 yards long is 1 acre.
THE LANGUAGE OF GEMS.--The language of the various precious stones is
as follows:
Moss Agate--Health, prosperity and long life.
Amethyst--Prevents violent passions.
Bloodstone--Courage, wisdom and firmness in affection.
Chrysolite--Frees from evil passions and sadness.
Emerald--Insures true love, discovers false.
Diamonds--Innocence, faith and virgin purity, friends.
Garnet--Constancy and fidelity in every engagement.
Opal--Sharpens the sight and faith of the possessor.
Pearl--Purity; gives clearness to physical and mental sight.
Ruby--Corrects evils resulting from mistaken friendship.
Sapphire--Repentance; frees from enchantment.
Sardonyx--Insures conjugal felicity.
Topaz--Fidelity and friendship; prevents bad dreams.
Turquoise--Insures prosperity in love.
GREAT SALT LAKE AND THE DEAD SEA.--Great Salt Lake is a shallow body
of water, its average depth being but a little more than three feet,
while in many parts it is much less. The water is transparent, but
excessively salt; it contains about 22 per cent of common salt,
slightly mixed with other salts, and forming one of the purest and
most concentrated brines in the world.
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