Or a genetic disorder from inbreeding like the blue people of Virginia. http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/fugate.html
Marshall Ode Coyote wrote: > The association of the name "blue blood' and silverware use is pure > speculation..and HIGHLY unlikely. > In the 1910s and on, silver plated flatware became very common till > stainless took over as the main stay.. but no blue people made the news. > Blue blood decription is more likely to be from the appearance of fair > skinned people who stay out of the sun and/or an association with royal > blue as in rainments. [clothing] > Blue dyes [Indigo] were extremely expensive and highly prized at the time. > > Ode > > At 11:01 PM 5/14/2005 -0400, you wrote: > > > >Matthew, > >What is .1 M? How does that translate into ppm? > > > >I didnt mean to imply that silver didnt accumulate > >in the body, the Blue Bloods demonstrated that. > >Peter Lindemans testing concerned the accumulation of > >colloidal silver (EIS). Of course silver powder, > >probably silver compounds, and maybe even very large > >particle, coffee-colored CS (such as Stan Jones > >brewed) could accumulate, but in all those cases, it > >would seem to be because of the large particle size, > >and none of those three categories is colorless. > > > >In the case of silver nitrate, although it is > >colorless, it has a distinct staining property, which > >would certainly account for it causing argyria. See: > > > >http://www.espimetals.com/msds's/Silver%20Nitrate.htm > > > > > >"Effects of Exposure: Caustic and irritating to the > >skin and mucous membranes. Absorption over a long > >period may cause argyria (grayish discoloration of > >various tissues). Industrial argyria may be local, > >involving formation of gray-blue particles on the skin > >or in the conjunctivae, or generalized, in which the > >uncovered skin becomes pigmented. Ingestion can cause > >severe gastroenteritis." > > > >Also: > >http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/ingredients/factsheets/factshee > t_072503.htm > > > > > >"Silver nitrate is a non-food-use active ingredient > >that is not toxic to humans. Applicators are > >instructed to use gloves to protect against contact > >with the skin because silver nitrate can discolor > >skin." > > > >The staining property of silver nitrate seems to set > >it in a separate class as far as argyria goes, since > >its lack of color could be unrelated concerning its > >argyria-causing potential. Would it be causative of > >argyria if it had no staining property? > > > >Are there other silver preparations that you are aware > >of that are scientifically implicated in the occasion > >of argyria? > > > >Terry Chamberlin > > > > > >______________________________________________________________________ > >Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > > > > > >-- > >The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > > >Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > > >To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > >Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > >Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > >OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > > > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 5/13/2005 > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 5/13/2005
