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PITTS'WO RTI.ei 1 ! I« i I -It mi •nt. u i -in I I'M lilts*Mu-* a uiiousbj|S lii'ii-in n Hie 'id-i vlt; v n»:», lu\l •nc! Ill V U.M by money , ■ils. urk Ind. n.nl Hu*,•kt Hlb* 1. 11 III! . II 'II H III/». III.I* bill-III'Imli1 inuM,iiV'llt; Slfslul. Imlr in i n U'i a, i i•u. d il'li \VI ■el i.ofhashjotirsotivo-OCDWearing: Insects Instead of Gems.The pi'iielico of WClirb'g iii'crl*. n |mvela is nmeh more comm lt;ii t',' is gone *dfy stJJiJ'OSCd. Tin* l/f: most irplt;|iii'iUly uied in this wny I the beetle, m;ny species oi win li are highly coloured and liitiUe I is. • t if* J ikH'Di'utiona. The I'ru'lliim \ nricly is perhaps most often us.-1. -Set in gold, it if worn in braveH-i?. “.irrings brooches, and slbovc but Ions.Anothor common variety of hui-lh* is tlmt known as Euchronvi gi nantin, u large lriRct't of n l:Ull.im iin-lulliC colour. Tito Indians • c •. this I.mile on cloth to make* cuirasses. 'f'he insects are so liur I when dried lhat they clink iop.cUI *!-: e I'Iih-os o! inetal.A-other member of the same- Ik*. • 1 b.m-lj is used in Ceylon in i.ntki had covets. The covers »ro omhroi ih-r.sl \cry beautifully, and thebi-id-f-.-M aro Worked inlo the deai.vn s.vin metrically. making a creationvery interesting «nlt;l probably \cry conducive to rci'Tuliing rtrenms.A very rcmnrliflble insert, culler? ihe .'evv-ellcd lieovlr. has the* npiienr-a me of being •tuddod with gems, and mu'.os a good substitute Tor Jewels in broof;',^ earrings, nnil %•-pins Another similar insect has n dose resi-mhliirice to the ruby and ia used aa such. The European voso chafers, which are very brilliant, inuko gorgeous ornaments.One of ’the handsomest of all In-T.Ear i:l thv ' ah Cec Ifni(h;ift: i * 0 1 and -Li I'i.r r allv hi ’ .lt; ih.i hr-E-.u an I tun vet-out lo1. Wor nut Y. ill t taf nil;, and fetetrosects is the gold boetlu—■very uppro- lunAdccvei'printely nuined, for almost everylart of the insect appears na If niftdo of solid gold. A single spc- ^ ”cimen of this insect sells for 10s..while a much rarer variety, thesllver-hued, is w'orth £5. The gold beetle is of a grecnlsh-gold hue and makes a very handsome ornament.Another tropical beetle, used forovcicia!raceIndrlag,balldecoration, is tho repulsive buryingketfordbeetle. It makes a very deslrablo ornament, owing to Its ratherstranga shape and metallic lustre. f~c~ The most remarklt;hio of these bury- a|| lng beetles are the sacred scarabs of £ Egypt. Stone flarabu have long been In use in that country, and are sometimes used elsewhere. The undent Romans used the beetle as a talisman.Confused the Jury.G.anytlmtformatdon-clcU6
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Pittsworth Sentinel
Pittsworth, Queensland, AU
Wed, Oct 15, 1919
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