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Distances and time by railroad from New York [ii]

Population of the United States for 1860 [iv]

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Title: Page [206]
Date Created and/or Issued: 18650729
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Transcription: Symbolic meaning of colors. White- was the [illegible] of light purity, innocence faith joy and life, in the [illegible] it indicates integrity; in the sick man, humility; in the woman Chastity. Red, the ruby signifies fire. Divine love, the Holy Spirit, [illegible] of the creative power and royalty, white and red noses express love and innocence or love and wisdom. In another sense red signifies blood war, hatred and punishment. Blue or the sapphire expresses Heave, truth constancy, fidelity. Yellow signifies [illegible] jealously and deceit. ------------------------------ Saturday, July 29. Symbolic meaning of colors: White was the emblem of light purity innocence, faith joy & life. In the judge it indicates integrity, in the sick man humility, in the woman chastity Red the ruby signifies fire, divine life, the holy spirit, heat of the creative fires & royalty. White and red roses express love and innocence or love and wisdom. In another sense red signifies blood war, hatred and punishment. Blue or the sapphire expresses heaven truth consistency fidelity. Yellow signifies inconstancy, jealousy & deceit. Crooks, Terence G. âTranscribed and Annotated Diaries of Henry Oliver Nightingale.â Unpublished manuscript, 2014. Microsoft Word file.
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Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
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