Chapter 25
ION INDUSTRY. The United States produces annually about 24 million tons of pig iron and about the same amount of steel. JEWELRY INDUSTRY. Nearly $65 million is invested in the manufacture of jewelry, and the annual value of the output
exceeds $80 million. JOHN DOE AND RICHARD ROWE. Two fictitious names used in law, one representing the plaintiff and the other the defendant. In writs of ejection, these names are substituted when the real names of the parties are unknown or in doubt.
KISSING THE BIBLE. The Jews introduced the custom of swearing on the Bible, and the custom is still maintained throughout the civilized world, some of the courts even now requiring that the Bible be literally kissed before one gives testimony. THE SACRED BOOK OF THE MOHAMMADIN'S.
The doctrine of the Quran is the unity of God and the existence of one true religion, with changeable ceremonies. Punishment for the bad and rewards for the good are presented and exemplified by stories taken from the Bible and other works. Most of the matter is supposed to have been borrowed from Jewish works and bears traces
of Jewish influence. LANGUAGE OF GEMS. THE HEMETHIST REPRESENTS PEACE OF MIND. BLOODSTONE SIGNIFIES THAT ONE'S ABSENCE IS MORNED. DIAMOND, PRIDE.
EMERALD, SUCCESS AND LOVE. RUBY STANDS FOR A CHEERFUL MIND. SAFIRE REPRESENTS CHASTITY AND WAS SPOUSED TO STAND FOR PURE THOUGHTS. TOPAS, FIDELITY AND IS SPOUSED TO CALM THE PASSIONS. TURQUOISE, HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS.
GARNET, FIDELITY. ONYX, RECIPRICAL LOVE. OPAL, PURE THOUGHTS. PEARL, INNOCENCE AND PURITY. LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD.
It is estimated that there are 3,424 distinct languages or dialects, about 1,600 being spoken in America, about 940 in Asia, not far from 600 in Europe, and about 275 in Africa. Probably more than 150 million people speak the English language. 120 million the German, 90 million Russian, 60 million French, 55 million Spanish, 40 million Italian, 30 million Portuguese.
The English dictionaries contain exceeding 600,000 words, about 300,000 of which are more or less technical and obsolete. Ordinary conversation does not require the use of more than 2,000 words. It is said that one can make himself understood in any language if his vocabulary is about 1,500 words.
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