Ah ... but there's more. Yes there is. The fourteenth century authority of Sir John Mandeville known as the "Lapidaire" states with precise clarity that our magical stone also protected horses from the ill effects of drinking cold water when overheated by exertion. The Turks--it would seem--attached this stone to the bridles of horses as amulets. In fact ... when one analyzed this stone and put it to greater scrutiny ... one quite easily came to the conclusion that this was and is a "Horse-Amulet". This unique conclusion derived from the highest form of sequential logic came to being in the following way: The horse was regarded as a symbol of the sun making its rapid way across the blue heavens. The color of our stone was and is the color of the blue heavens. Blue heavens traveled by the horse. Blue Callais. Ipso facto ... horse amulet. Please please. No adverse arguments here. Fact and science will clearly always predominate ... as it does here.
The Callais ... for those of you agonizing over what its current name is ... is the Turquoise. A turquoise ... in order to truly achieve the depth and beauty of its inherent blue color ... needs to be given as a gift. Buy it or take it ... its color will become drab. Give it as a gift to your lady-love ... and its richness of color will increase in splendor on a daily basis ... till its wearer will look regal as she walks the world ... resting her arm in yours ... radiating the happiness caused by your act of generosity ... never mind the fact that she will always be able to ride horses in total safety ... and even fall over a precipice in total safety. A quick disclaimer here folks ... don't try this last acrobatic feat on your own as--to the best of my knowledge--the protective qualities heretofore mentioned have not been sanctioned by the Bureau of Talismanic Stones ... aka BETS.
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And there ya have it. That's it for this week folks. Catch you all next week. Benjamin Mark
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