These 11 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Jew Bush, Jewel, Jewel Holder.
maloides, a plant of the order Euphorbiaceæ. It grows in the West Indies, and is used in decoction as an antisyphilitic, and in cases of suppression of the It is also called milk plant. menses. for name collective
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a fungus, one of the ing parts of living fungus, one of t preserved their religion, as already which grows on deca trees, particularly elders. It is a native of Great said, but a certain national type of feature trees, particular. Britain. In size and , of which the most salient points ive of Great Britai form it bears some resemblance to a are a thick lips, bears some resen human ear. dark skin, and an aquiline nose. Jews belong to formerly in repute as a tropical discutient and ear. Jew's ear we Jew's ear was the Semitic race, as is The as a tropical dis proved by their language, which is allied with the Arabic, the astringent It is still solc Syriac, and the but Polyporus versicolor is often sub- . It is still sold, stituted for it. The lor is often sub genuine Jew's ear, after being dried, swells when immersed in Chaldean. Their primitive life was patriarchal, pastoral uine Jew's ear water; the , nomadic, perhapscertainly so in the desert vells when immerse Polyporus does not. between their departure from Egypt does not. and entrance into the Land of Promise.
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a small musical instrument, a favorite with boys. It consists of a thin tongue of tempered steel with a U-shaped frame, except that the ends of the frame are brought nearer together and prolonged. It is played by placing the ends of the frame against the teeth, while the tongue is set in play by striking the free end with the finger. Shades of intensity are produced by varying the current of the breath. Changes of pitch are produced by changing the cavity of the mouth, which serves at once as a sounding board and as on organ pipe. The origin of the instrument, as well as the origin of its name, is in dispute.
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In watch work, a stone having a hole pierced in it for the reception of a pivot. To Nicholas Facio, a native of Genoa, is attributed the invention of piercing stones for this purpose, early in the eighteenth century. See Facio.
Only in American Watchmaker and Jeweler
This tool, which is shown in Fig. 179, is intended for holding jewels when cleaning and manipulating, and is far superior to the ordinary tweezers as it holds the jewel firmly and there in no danger of it snapping out as with tweezers. The jaws being made of boxwood it will not injure the finest setting. The metal parts are of German silver.
Only in American Watchmaker and Jeweler
Fig 188 illustrates the Logan patent. It is an excellent tool and will save the workman considerable time and much annoyance by its use. Every watchmaker is aware what a difficult and tedious matter it is to set a jewel pin correctly. With this tool the job is accomplished quickly and accurately. JODIN, JEAN. A clever French watchmaker of the eighteenth century. Author of a work on horology. He was the first to point out that success in the timing of horizontal watches depends on the correct proportioning of all their parts.
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Put in a bottle 2 ounces of isinglass and 1 ounce of the best gum Arabic, cover them with proof spirits, cork loosely and place the bottle in a vessel of water, and boil it until a thorough solution is effected; then strain for use.
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The act of fitting in jewels for pivots to run in, to diminish wear of the acting parts. Sapphires and rubies are used in the better class of work, while in cheaper watches garnets are substituted. In escapement holes, where endstones are used, as in Fig. 181, the jewel in a loose setting is fitted into a recessed hole, and upon it the end-stone, also set in metal, is laid, and the whole secured by two small screws. In cheaper movements the jewel is rubbed in, as shown in Fig. 180. (For full directions in regard to making and setting jewels the reader is referred to Watch and Chronometer Jeweling, published by Geo. K. Hazlitt & Co., Chicago.)
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The Hutchinson Jeweling Chuck, which is shown in Fig. 77, is intended as a substitute of wax, when manipulating jewels. The cut represents a full size chuck, which is made similar to the ordinary split chuck, but has an adjustable center which can be moved backward or forward by means of the screw in the rear, and is used to support the jewel while in place in the chuck. They are made in three sizes. Another form of jeweling chuck is shown in Fig. 78, and is known as the Deuss Chuck. It is a self-Centering chuck which will hold all sizes of jewels and fits the wheel or step chuck of all American lathes.
Only in American Watchmaker and Jeweler
Fig. 182 illustrates Hutchinson's Automatic Jeweling Tool. To cut a setting for a jewel, place tool in tail-stock and taper in head of lathe, and see that corner of cutter E comes to center. If it does not, turn screw D back or forward until it comes to the center. Now drill hole half as large as the jewel you wish to set; then place jewel in slot A, and bring index finger over until jewel is tight in slot A, being careful to have jewel in center of slot and not to one side. Now turn set screw C up tight and tool will cut setting exact size.
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a articles intended for personal decoration, made of precious metals, which may enamels. be enriched with stones or Popularly, there is much confusion between the terms gem and jewel; the former belongs especially to engraved stones. Before the use of metals was known, jewelry, if it can be so termed, consisted of carved beads and fragments of such bright substances as were at the command of prehistoric man. Gold is the first metal of which there is any mention in literature, and there is no doubt that, being always found native, it was the first to be used by mankind. Among the numerous finds of gold jewelry of prehistoric times there are many specimens which show that the early artificers possessed considerable command over their material in the way of hammering out plates to uniform thickness, drawing or beating the metal into wire, and plaiting and twisting it into torques, armillæ, rings, and other forms of ornament. In these earliest gold ornaments there is no attempt at decorative treatment other than that what could be produced by the hammer; and it is only by degrees that simple efforts at chasing, engraving, and embossing make their appearance. The distinction between jewelry of the present day and that of earlier times is found in the fundamental fact that the old work is the creation of the craftsman, while the modern jewel is the product of a manufacturer who adopts all labor-saving machines and appliances for the economical finishing of his wares.
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