> > I seem to remember reading somewhere that peasants > used to grind up > meteorites hundreds of years ago and eat them for > their "magical" > properties. I checked Burke's history of meteorites > very quickly, but > couldn't find the reference. >
Yes this is true. There was a fall in France, I believe in the 17th or 18th Century where the stones got eaten. I think it was superstition rather than for medical purposes though I forget the details. Welcome Rob McCafferty ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
