CHAPTER X. Capricornus--the Goat

CAPRICORNUS--THE GOAT

Constellation--Period--Ruling Planet Saturn--Mythology--The Symbol of the Goat--Characteristics--Constitution and Health Defects--India under the Rule of Capricorn--Professions --Marriage--Saturn favourable for the Elderly--Gems of the House--The Ruby--Spinel--Qualities of the Gem--Sensitiveness for Good or Evil--The Malachite--Copper as a Talisman against Colic and Cholera--Black Onyx--Favourable and Unfavourable Influence of the Stone--Jet--The Afflictions of Saturn--Effects on other Types 245-56