Well, old time steam firemen used to use sand to clean the flues on a steam 
engine. There must be some parallel practical aspect for using it on humans.

Bob Nicholson  __________________________________________


--- In [email protected], Rollain Mercier <raleigh15@...> wrote:
>
> and he notes -
> 
> Sand (aka Silicon Dioxide) is also used as an additive to facilitate 
> flow in powdered food products. You could be looking at a shipment 
> headed for a food processing plant. The sand generally used is from 
> the Oriskany deposit for it's high purity (the same product used to 
> make glass). Next time you shake imitation butter flavoring on your 
> popcorn look at the ingredients. Most people wouldn't know that 
> Silicon Dioxide is sand!
> 
> Raleigh in Balmeigh Maineigh
> 
> At 11:32 AM 11/30/2011, John wrote:
> >
> >
> >Maybe it is beach sand to compensate fort beach erosioon.
> >N J is one big sandbox.
> >John Armstrong
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Bill Lane
> >To: <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected]
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 6:20 AM
> >Subject: {S-Scale List} Sand?
> >
> >Jamie,
> >
> >You are correct in that I assumed the sand was being shipped in. There was a
> >large glass making area in Millville and Vineland. Some still exists today.
> >
> >Thank You,
> >Bill Lane
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>




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