Bill Keen wrote:
> Mr. Devour, You made this statement: "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." At no time have I made this claim. I > have not "observed material with similar packaging and gross physical > characteristics being sold for both purposes". What I stated was that > I had checked the packaging and found no differences between that sold > in the feed stores as plain DE and that sold for 3 to 10 times the > price sold packaged and sold as Pool Filter medium. That is what I > plainly stated. > > What the heck does checking the packaging do for you? You have to > check the contents, the packaging is irrelevent. It is the contents > that are important. > You then claim that it is an "industry-wide safety standard" AFTER > you had previously written "Everywhere I have seen diatomaceou! s > 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 " which NEVER > mentions ANY industry standards just more rumors. As with most of the > simple remedies the word "may" is acted upon as GOSPEL TRUTH by those > who do not know any better. > Let see, just because the swimming pool stuff MAY be harmful, and you > are not 100% assured that it is harmful in all cases or all brands, > you think it is ok to go ahead and use it without any additional > determination if what you actually have is harmful or not? It is a > wonder you are still alive. Do you go out and eat any mushrooms you > find because they are only possibly poisonous? > It would certainly seem appropriate to ban me from this list as I > will continue to attempt to educate those who do not know how to check > for themselves. > > Actually the opposite appears to be the case. > > Since I don't lie, most people do not realize that what I say is > literally the truth without prevarication. As the owner, you have > chosen to lie about what I have said so as to prejudice the group > against my information. This is your choice and since it is your > 'private property' to do with as you like, feel free. > > I saw nothing that Mike said that did not follow logically from what > you wrote. If he made any assumptions which you feel were incorrect, > be advised that I made the same assumptions from what you wrote > myself. > > Marshall > > I was learning some here, as with all the groups th! at I monitor, > but it isn't worth the hassle when this happens. Good bye and Best > Wishes,Bill Keen > > > "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 th! at 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 substan! ce, 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] > [[email protected] ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > -- > 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: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: > [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently > down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour > > > >
