Well, old time steam firemen used to use sand to clean the flues on a steam engine. There must be some parallel practical aspect for using it on humans.
Bob Nicholson __________________________________________ --- In [email protected], Rollain Mercier <raleigh15@...> wrote: > > and he notes - > > Sand (aka Silicon Dioxide) is also used as an additive to facilitate > flow in powdered food products. You could be looking at a shipment > headed for a food processing plant. The sand generally used is from > the Oriskany deposit for it's high purity (the same product used to > make glass). Next time you shake imitation butter flavoring on your > popcorn look at the ingredients. Most people wouldn't know that > Silicon Dioxide is sand! > > Raleigh in Balmeigh Maineigh > > At 11:32 AM 11/30/2011, John wrote: > > > > > >Maybe it is beach sand to compensate fort beach erosioon. > >N J is one big sandbox. > >John Armstrong > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Bill Lane > >To: <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > >Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 6:20 AM > >Subject: {S-Scale List} Sand? > > > >Jamie, > > > >You are correct in that I assumed the sand was being shipped in. There was a > >large glass making area in Millville and Vineland. Some still exists today. > > > >Thank You, > >Bill Lane > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
