Rock-crystal, 10, 122, 133, 217, 236, 244, 265, 292, 336 as religious symbol, 100 Aztec skull of, 100, 101 gem of Aries, 347 of the moon, 348 god Maya’s tank of, 237 humorous tale of, 101 temples of, in China, 101 used as fetich by Cherokees, 254 “Roman de la Rose,” magic stones in, 43 Rosicrucians, 269 Rostand, Edmond, 138 Rubellite, 360 Ruby, 10, 26, 33, 40, 101-103, 124, 133, 234, 236, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 280, 292, 343, 372, 375, 381 as natal stone, 308, 316, 319, 320, 335 curative effects of, 28 embedded in flesh by Burmese, 103 gem of Capricorn, 347 of Mars, 348, 349 of Summer, 323, 324 of Taurus, 343, 347 in dreams, 357 lost and regained brilliancy, 159 luminosity of, 101, 102 luminous, of King of Ceylon, 165, 166 of Pegu, 165 of St. Elizabeth, 165 names of Hindu castes given to, 102 ominous, of Gabelchover, 158 therapeutic effect of, 370 Rudolph II of Germany, 5, 189, 343 Rumphius, Georg Eberhard, 62 Ruskin, John, on crystals, 46 Rutile, 50 S “Sacro Bambino” of Rome, 260, 261 “Sacro Catino” of Genoa, 258, 259 Sagittarius, zodiacal sign, 342, 347, 354 Sahagun, Bernardino de, 247, 251, 390 Sailors’ amulets, 38 Salisbury, John of, 183 Sapphire, 31, 32, 40, 102, 104-107, 124, 133, 236, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 280, 293, 296, 303, 305, 313, 320, 336, 375 as antidote for poisons, 104, 105 as symbol of St. Paul, 312 called “Le Saphire Merveilleux,” 105 gem of Autumn, 323, 325 of Jupiter, 348 of Saturn, 349 of Taurus, 346 of Venus, 348 great star-sapphire of Morgan-Tiffany collection, 107 in breastplate, 276 in ecclesiastical rings, 104, 371 named from Hindu castes, 344 pavement of God’s throne, 275 procures favor of Saturn, 344 Sanskrit names of, 344 star-sapphire of Sir Richard Burton, 106 tables of the Law of, 104 therapeutic effect of, 370, 386-389 _Sappir_, stone of breastplate, 293 Sard, 107, 305 as symbol of St. Philip, 312 a foundation stone, 303 in breastplate, 276, 290 Sardonyx, 290, 292, 303, 305, 313, 319, 320 as symbol of St. James, 312 Saturn, planet, 32, 243, 330, 344, 348, 352, 353, 354, 355 Saxo, Arnoldus, 59 _Scarabæus sacer_, 115, 116 Scaraboid seal, 122 Scarabs, Egyptian, 115-119, 132, 140, 227, 228, 229 Schliemann, Heinrich, 57 Scorpio, zodiacal sign, 340, 342, 347, 352, 355 Scott, Sir Walter, 143, 183 Seals, Babylonian, 121-123 Cretan, 123 one of Napoleon, 64, 142 Seasonal gems, 323, 324 “Seeress of Prevorst,” 9 Selenite, 336, 349 Sendal, Nathaniel, 57, 58 Sentiment, 8, 9 for each day of week, 332-335 for each month in connection with natal gems, 326-331 Septuagint, 290, 291, 297, 298, 301 Serapis, image of, in talisman, 124 “Serpent Isle,” 66