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#101354 - 04/22/03 06:03 PM Re: lant defined
RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/23/00 Posts: 2204	- and urine was an important component of the dyeing process - used as a mordant snce ancient times. I am led to believe that the Aztecs had public conveniences along the causeway from Mexico City to the mainland, and that people came out in boats to empty the contents thereof to use for just that purpose. Sterility of urine was well-known in the ancient world, also. Wounds sustained in battle or whilst hunting were sterilised by pee-ing onto them. It is, of course, only sterile whilst abolutely fresh - urine attracts bacteria pretty swiftly [eek]
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#101355 - 04/22/03 07:25 PM Re: lant defined
WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/13/01 Posts: 4189 Loc: Rio Grande, Cape May County, N...	And now for something completely different...AWAD's first Pee-rusal of Pee!
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#101356 - 04/22/03 08:26 PM don't you just love organic chemistry?
of troy Carpal Tunnel Registered: 10/17/00 Posts: 5400 Loc: rego park	RE:and urine was an important component of the dyeing process - used as a mordant snce ancient times. actually, i think it it ammonia that is used, and urine will quickly become ammonia compounds as it oxidizes. it is critical for indigo, and the only mordant that yeilds the true blue. fresh urine, brought to a simmer, is excellent for washing woolens. i remember my nana using... my mother used woolite.(but then, she didn't have a store of left over chamber pots as Nana did. Nana (in council housing) had indoor plumbing, but always worried about the "drains" and keep some chamber pots.) Michael Criton, in his book "Eaters of the Dead" (the adventures of a arabian prince who visits the Viking north of the 13th century) comments on the viking use of collected urine to wash/bleach white the wooden floors of the houses. (and yes, ammonia will bleach or "pickle" wood, giving it a white tone,and a smooth finish) don't you just love organic chemistry? _________________________ my other obsession
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#101357 - 04/22/03 09:25 PM Re: lant defined
Coffeebean old hand Registered: 02/11/03 Posts: 725 Loc: Oregon, USA	...and now back to our regularly scheduled Hogwash® ... I'm easily swayed by public opinion -- therefore I'll take J. Hi Sheepishlion!
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#101358 - 04/22/03 10:36 PM Re: lant defined
consuelo Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/11/01 Posts: 2636 Loc: Caribbean	I think I like E and that's my vote but A, J and M certainly are appealing, aren't they?
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#101359 - 04/22/03 11:19 PM Re: lant defined
Bingley Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/09/00 Posts: 3065 Loc: Jakarta	In reply to: I would think drinking urine would kill you. Didn't Ghandi drink his own urine in the mornings as a tonic? Edit for spelling: Gandhi Bingley _________________________ Bingley
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#101360 - 04/22/03 11:59 PM Re: lant defined
RubyRed member Registered: 03/02/03 Posts: 104	>Alt and then, while still holding it down, key in 0174 unless you're on a mac, then it's option-r< And isn't it wonderful to be able to do a simple thing with one or two simple keystrokes?! Mac Lover Ruby
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#101361 - 04/23/03 05:41 AM Re: lant defined
dxb Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/06/02 Posts: 1692 Loc: UK	I was sure this was going to be connected with combing wool, but there is nothing remotely connected with wool (unless you count nit picking). So its B for me.
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#101362 - 04/23/03 06:53 AM Re: lant defined
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653	one or two simple keystrokes ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ
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#101363 - 04/23/03 07:38 AM Re: urine again
Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...	Back to urine: OK. So you all say it's safe to drink--you bunch of lanter lauders. But tell me about salt petre and sodium nitrate production. Is it the urine (bat, chicken, whatever) that eventually will lead to production of gun powder--or is it the fecal matter?
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