Go to www.nitron.com .Pay $40 for a 50 lb. bag. Very safe to ingest.  TJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "M. G. Devour" <mdev...@eskimo.com>
To: <silver-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: CS>Diatomaceous earth


> Bill Keen,
> 
> Everywhere I have seen diatomaceous earth's use for animal or human 
> consumption discussed, we are strongly warned to avoid the swimming 
> pool filter type because it may be processed with heat that 
> significantly alters its chemical and physical properties, making it 
> vastly more dangerous if accidentally inhaled.
> 
> You claim to have observed material with similar packaging and gross 
> physical characteristics being sold for both purposes, and are urging 
> our members on the basis of that casual impression to ignore an 
> industry-wide safety standard.
> 
> Lacking microscopic and chemical analysis that proves that swimming 
> pool filter grade diatomaceous earth is IN EVERY CASE indistinguishable 
> from food grade in terms of percentage of free silica content and 
> freedom from other contaminants, I believe it would be prudent for our 
> members to refrain from using swimming pool grade DE.  
> 
> If you do discover such information and wish to share it with us, 
> please do so, as we would be interested.
> 
> Be well,
> 
> Mike Devour
> silver-list owner
> 
> Bill Keen wrote:
> > Terry,
> > 
> >   Check your facts.  There are no crystals in DE.  It is a naturally
> > occurring calceous product of organic origin and is not processed. 
> > 
> >   Just where did you get the info that you are supporting?  Have you
> > done ANY research for yourself or have you just listened to the
> > nonsense some self-proclaimed 'experts' have given you? 
> > 
> >   I have never found 'Food Grade' and therefore never used it.  A
> > natural substance, ground up and bagged, had no serious contaminants.
> > You appear to be a 'sheeple' who believes that the Feds have all the
> > answers to your problems.  That is what "food grade' really is - a
> > federal scam.  
> > 
> >   I have never paid the exhorbitant sums they ask for the pool filter
> > DE but I have checked the bags/boxes and they are the same as the feed
> > store variety.  Those that have used the pool filter source have
> > reported that there were no clumps or anything else different from what
> > I showed them in my bag. 
> > 
> >   Bill Keen
> 
> [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian]
> [mdev...@eskimo.com                        ]
> [Speaking only for myself...               ]
> 
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