Amber From The Baltic Sea

Amber: Gold from the Sea. Amber is great at lifting the heaviness of burdens - allowing happiness to come through

Sixty million years ago, the frigid, stormy Baltic Sea was as the Southern Mediterranean of today. Stately conifera, giant trees larger than our Redwoods, grew in luxuriant splendor into oblivion. Though this was long before the age of man, there was an eye witness who captured evidence of life in that era. And that most dependable witness is Amber - Gem of the Ages - the golden sap of those pre-historic, now extinct trees - the much prized precious stone hardened by time, temperature and great pressure. Amber is found in the "Blue Earth" and is a relic of the early Tertiary period. It varies in size from a tiny drop to an 8 inch golden sphere. The Greeks, Assyrians and Phoenicians first traded in Amber and held it a precious substance. The Empress Poppaen set the vogue by having amber jewelry made for herself. Nero gratified the demands of the Roman ladies for this new ornamentation by dispatching an expedition for it. Wines the color of Amber became the rage and women dyed their hair to match this beautiful shades. Especially prized - Amber has been of inestimable value to scientists in many fields. By a miracle, Amber has preserved animal and vegetable life of 60,000,000 years ago. Apparently, when the golden sap flowed from the trees, it caught and trapped vegetation, insect, life of that time and tiny drops of water. Amber flowed around these specimen, cutting of air and holding them in a perfect state of preservation. As Amber hardened the plants and insects were fused into permanent display cases. And due to the purity of Amber, the state of preservation of this fossils is phenomenal. Fleas, which bit dinosaurs, still retain their tiny feelers and bees which pollinated prehistoric flowers still carry their fuzz.

Our stone age sisters were first to treasure and wear Amber for its natural beauty and charm. Today augmented by skillful fashioned - modern women everywhere confirm this love of Amber threw the ages.

Amber was called "electron" by the early Greeks, and from it was derived our word electricity.

Amber necklaces in addition to their matchless beauty, have been warm through the ages to protect against throat ailments. This custom is probably related to that quality of amber which enables it to store up static electricity.

hundreds and thousands of dollars and is one of the most interesting and beautiful of all gem collection.

1.Use only a soft flannel cloth dampened with clean lukewarm water to remove perspiration and dust.

2. Polish with clean flannel cloth and keep in a box separate from other metals jewelry.