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Updated: May 26, 2025
Some think that a load-stone laid upon the navel, keeps a woman from abortion. The same thing is also stated of the stone called aetites or eagle-stone, if it is hung round the neck. Samian stone has the same virtue. Directions for Women when they are taken in Labour, to ensure their safe Delivery, and Directions for Midwives.
The "eagle-stone" is also a concretion to which magical properties were ascribed. I have seen a specimen, but do not know its history and origin. A celebrated "stone" of medicinal reputation in the East is the "goa-stone."
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