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

[Martin Horejsi]

Hi All,

Speaking of grinding meteorites into powder and eating it in during
the 1800's...

http://www.geokhi.ru/~meteorit/opis/oesel-e.html

Cheers,

Martin




On 9/12/05, chris aubeck <caubeck at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
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