PEARLS—Will some brother kindly tell me what fresh water pearls
look like and where they are generally found. Fresh water pearls
are a product of the fresh water clam or mussel. They are found
all over the Central, Southern and Eastern States, also Eastern
Canada. Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin are the principal pearl producing
states. The pearls are usually found just inside of the shell,
but sometimes are imbedded in the flesh of the mollusk. Their
appearance when found is the same as when made up into jewelry,
being as a rule lustrous and of almost any shape, but the most
valuable ones are round and smooth. The color varies from white
to red or purple, and is the same as that portion of the shell
against which it rests. “Land Cruising and Prospecting” gives an
entire chapter on pearls. Harding, A.R.. 3001 Questions and
Answers. Columbus, Oh: A.R. Harding, 1913. |Are you aware that
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