BLUESTONE • E-FREE TRANSLATION.COM • Definition of Bluestone

... made his personal care. A barrel of the vilest "rot-gut" that was ever smuggled into prohibition territory had been procured and carefully secreted. This formed the chief refreshment, and, doubtless, the "bluestone" with which its fiery contents were strengthened, would work the passionate natures, on which it was to play, up to ...

— The Story of the Foss River Ranch • Ridgwell Cullum

... oil lands. But somehow there never was no oil on none o' the land that Bob tied up, so he got plumb disgusted an' quit. He was thinkin' o' tourin' the country districts sellin' little pieces o' bluestone to put in the bowls of kerosene lamps to keep 'em from explodin', when I see him next. He borrowed fifty dollars from me—which he ain't paid back yet, come to think on't —an' went to Nevada minin' an' just at present he's about settled into his regular legitimate business. He was headed that ...

— The Long Chance • Peter B. Kyne