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THE BIRTH OF THE HUMMINGBIRD. THE BIRTH OF THE HUMMING BIRD
, to a monastery in her native town, emitted at night, according to legend, a light so brilliant that in the chapel where it was kept prayers could be read at night without the aid of a light; a statement which might well be true if the monks knew the prayers by heart. The spiritual qualities associated with Topaz are fruitfulness and faithfulness. It is also said to confer cheerfulness upon its wearer. The ancients believed that it calmed the passions and prevented bad dreams; that it discovered poison by becoming obscured when in contact with it; that it quenched the heat of boiling water, and that its powers increased and decreased with the increase and decrease of the moon. Also a Topaz held in the hand of a woman at childbirth was believed to lessen suffering. Lastly, a Topaz is the gem of the month of November: “Who first comes to this world below With drear November’s fog and snow Should prize the topaz’s amber hue, Emblem of friends and lovers true.” Oliver Cummings Farrington.  SECTION FIFTEEN OF BRITZ IN NATURE VOLUME TEN NUMBER FIVE DECEMBER NINETEEN O ONE THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY ABBEY
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