Worn by the Indians as an amulet to preserve them from the bite of venomous animals, and to cure the gravel, epilepsy, etc. (Hill.)
“The conversation was interspersed by continual cups of tea drunkout of the most beautiful Chinese-ware, while the Ambar’s cup was of a greenjade.”—Bonvalot: Across Thibet, chap. x. p. 252.
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