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FIG. 2 MR. PETEREIT AND MISS HOWARD EXAMINING THE QUALITY OF GEMS. 



lover of nature are to be impressed at 

 first sight with that which is natural and 

 beautiful. We all receive that impres- 

 sion as we look about us. and. finding 

 that which satisfies us most, select it as 

 a natural inheritance. 



Mr. Petereit did not stop collecting at 

 this point, however. He sought infor- 

 mation on the specimens which he had 

 alreadv secured and came in contact 



with other collectors who informed him 

 how to procure other specimens. He 

 early found that it was not profitable to 

 collect poor specimens and therefore set 

 about procuring a collection of the finest 

 quality, finding that a better investment. 

 He also mentioned to me. that if a col- 

 lector possessing a fine collection should 

 meet with reverses, it was always pos- 

 sible for him to dispose of his collection 



FIG. 3. SORTING AND PRICING GEMS. 



