[meteorite-list] "The metal is ground to powder, then mixed with flour"

[chris aubeck]

I was just wondering, how would people have ground meteoric metal to a
powder in 1888?

Chris



Michigan | Saint Joseph | St Joseph Herald | 1888-12-01 

The Walloons of Belgium are
about tho most superstitious people in
the world. Ono of their beliefs is
that an aerolite is an infallible means
of discovering a thief. The metal is
ground to powder, then mixed with
flour, and mado into bread. A thief
can not swallow an otom of the
aerolite bread, and his attempt to do
so at once exposes him; that is to say,
the Walloons believe it will expose
him.