diff --git a/dat/data.base b/dat/data.base
index 1e623e75e..3f5551bdd 100644
--- a/dat/data.base
+++ b/dat/data.base
@@ -3755,6 +3755,9 @@ titan
 	son, Zeus, and he and his fellow titans were ousted from
 	Mount Olympus.
 		[ Greek Mythology, by Richard Patrick ]
+touch*stone
+	"Gold is tried by a touchstone, men by gold."
+		[ Chilon (c. 560 BC) ]
 tourist
 elven tourist
 human tourist
diff --git a/doc/fixes34.1 b/doc/fixes34.1
index 9e381ded1..5287eb3f9 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.1
+++ b/doc/fixes34.1
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Wizard of Yendor will start harassing you after the invocation if you've
 	managed to get that far without ever killing him
 characters polymorphed into centaurs can't wear boots
 if an unknown rolling boulder trap kills a monster, you shouldn't be a murderer
+touchstone entry in data.base
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes