Stone

(ston), i. A hardened ma of mineral matter. 2. An English weight of 14 lbs. See also Calculus . S., Blue, copper-sulphate crystals. S., Break, a member of the genus Saxifraga, so called because of the belief that the hard bulbs were of virtue against calculus. See Signatures, Doctrine of. S. -crusher. See Lithotrite. S. -fruit, the same as Drupe, q. v. S., Gall. See Biliary Calculus. S., Liver, a mixture of bitumen and barium sulphate. S. -masons' lo of control of the hand in the use of the chisel, sometimes observed in stone-masons, as a result of over-use. Both spasm and weakne are likely to be present, and painful points often exist. S.-m. Phthisis. See Grinders' Asthma. S.-oil. See Petroleum . S., Philosopher's, a hypothetic substance believed to transmute the baser metals into gold and silver, and to be a panacea against all evils as well. S.-pock, S.-pox. See Acne vulgar is. S.-root. See Collins on i a can a dens is.