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To: Richnorth who wrote (18673)	9/13/1998 6:30:00 PM
From: denekin	Respond to of 116764

No, the point is not that they will be in any greater demand, the point is that both gold and silver have as part of their real or mythological allure uses aside from the present prevailing assumptions.

To: Richnorth who wrote (18673)	9/15/1998 3:46:00 AM
From: tshane	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116764

OFF TOPIC use of silver Richnorth said: "Yet I have seen people, even in the Far East, who did indeed boil water with silver coins in it in order to "purify" the water." .... "Apparently, they are following some alchemical formula or ancient/arcane/esoteric wisdom lost to most moderns." No, silver has been and is still recognized as having antibiotic properties. Boiling silver coins in water is a crude way to make a colloidal suspension of silver in the water. Just a few years ago (o.k. maybe more than a few years ago) when I was delivering babies it was a state law to put silver nitrate in a newborn's eyes. Although this caused some irritation it was a fairly effective treatment for keeping the baby's eyes from being destroyed by gonorrhea (or Chlamydia conjunctivitis) that the baby could pick up from the mother from the birth process. Silver has been used for centuries for its antibiotic and possibly antifungal properties. Might be useful to keep in mind if you are in a situation where pharmaceutical grade antibiotics aren't available and at times could be preferable because of lack of side-effects and the fact that bacteria are becoming more resistant to man-made antibiotics. Too bad U.S. coins aren't made of silver anymore, we could all drink water boiled with silver coins and never get sick. If you use the current U.S. coins they will probably dissolve or rust and you will either die from the water or be arrested for trying to practice medicine without a license.