Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1895 — Artiflcial Pearl. [ARTICLE]

Artiflcial Pearl.

The French artificial pearl is produced by boring a hole In the shell of the oyster, and Introducing a small bit of glass, which the animal covers with “nacre," or mother of pearl, to stop the Irritation. Such pearls are flat on one side, and of less value than those produced naturally.