X] PEARLS AND SCIENCE 137 



study of the pearl oyster and the condition of the 

 pearl banks. Without the oysters, it is obviously 

 quite impossible to get pearls at all. 



Commercial pearl fishing still remains a great 

 speculation. It will require further very careful 

 study and much more experiment undertaken in 

 accord with scientific advice before nature is reined 

 in or guided along paths suitable to man's industries. 



