Ever since time began, it has been a common belief that people derived
luck and good fortune by wearing precious stones. A stone, however,
that brought luck to one person might be ineffective when worn by
someone else. Thus everybody is required to find out which stone he or
she must wear in order to enjoy the utmost good fortune.
As a rule, the stone which any particular person must choose is
decided by the month in which that individual was born. But this it
not invariably the case. Many people have noticed that luck has come
to them when they have been wearing some other stone than that decreed
by their birth-month. And, of course, the opposite has often happened.
History records a well-known case in point. The Hope diamond, for
instance, wrecked the lives of several royal personages, even including
some that were born in April; while an opal, possessed by members of
the Spanish royal family, brought disaster to many people, one after
the other, although certain of them were born in October.
Clearly, then, the proper thing is for all of us to choose our lucky
stone according to our own preferences; but failing any definite
preference to select it according to the month of our birth.