Just what I was looking for! Many thx Jim
Chris

At 11:07 PM 8/17/98 +0000, you wrote:
>> From:          [email protected]
>> Date:          Mon, 17 Aug 1998 00:30:04 -0400
>> To:            [email protected]
>> Subject:       Re: Water
>> Reply-to:      [email protected]
>
>Hey guys,
>       You might try Yucca plant. It will suds up just like soap, when you 
>put it in water and shake it up, and it will continue to do that for 
>years. Some call it nature's soap. It will not harm you if you take 
>it internally, and in fact it has some very good benefits, such as 
>being a good colon cleanser!
>       Hope this helps!
>       Jim
>
>
>> Many thx Brooks for your comments much appreciated. While I realize that
>> wetting water has more solublity etc... why go through so much trouble when
>> a little natural detergent could get same results??
>> 
>> There seems to be all sorts of over priced stuff being sold and I tend to
>> discount the sales hype. Am looking for do it your self stuff.
>> 
>> Assume you have also seen Grander's living water site?
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.cableregina.com/users/dstewart/
>> 
>> Have you read Davis and Rawls books? They are  must read.
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> At 02:56 PM 8/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> >In reply to your inquiry about surface tension, I offer the following
>> >commentary:   In layman's terms, surface tension reflects  the "wetness
" or
>> >solubility coeffient of water.  Decreasing the surface tension is,
>> essentially,
>> >what detergents do to water.  In animal  biological processes the
>> efficiency of
>> >water transport----of all incorporated products---is  greatly affected by
>> this
>> >"wetness".   Generally, the less the surface tension of the water
fraction ,
>> >the greater its penetrating/osmotic exchange potential.  e.g.  The
>> solution can
>> >move itself, plus the dissolved material entrained, into and out of
>> >cells.....more easily.  The net effect of this is that all affected
>> biological
>> >processes are enhanced, both in speed and efficiency, whenever the surface
>> >tension of the transport fluid is reduced.    One of my older engineering
>> sons
>> >has had an interest in water characteristcs for some years and has
>> performed a
>> >number of experimental evaluations.  Among them were several related to
>> surface
>> >tension.  I discussed your post with him and he offered the following:
About
>> >10 years ago my son contacted a gentleman named Dr. Patrick Flanagan
>> (inventor
>> >of the neurophone and several other interesting devices).  Dr. Flanagan's
>> wife,
>> >Gail, a quite creditable research scientist in her own right, performed
>> >extensive evaluations of water samples from around the world-----among
them
>> >samples of the glacial melt waters of Hunza.  Her most striking
discovery was
>> >one relating to the samples from Hunzaland.  In addition to many suspended
>> >minerals, this water possessed unusual solubility characteristics.  Far
>> greater
>> >than would normally be expected of water with such high hardness
>> coefficients.
>> >Mrs. Flanagan determined the unusual character stemmed from an unusual
>> >crystalline cluster structure possessing a net negative charge.  The

>> source of
>> >this charge she subsequently discovered, and in turn determined a
method of
>> >synthesizing it.  The result lof her research was a substance called '"
>> >Electro-Catalytic Colloidal Mineral Concentrate".  The claim was that this
>> >substance, added to distilled water in small quantities, would lower the
>> >surface tension enormously.  My son obtained some of this substance and
>> tested
>> >it.  This substance did, indeed, greatly lower the surface tension of  ALL
>> the
>> >water to which it was added.....but most dramatically----distilled
water. In
>> >fact, it lowered the surface tension far below that caused by ordinary
>> >detergents.  The substance is non-toxic and is used to condition water for
>> >human consumption.  I do not, personally, know Dr. Flanagan  or how he
can be
>> >contacted.  At the time my son was conferring with him he was in
Flagstaff,
>> >Arizona.    I hope these comments are of use to you.  Brooks Bradley.
>> >
>> >
>> >[email protected] wrote:
>> >
>> >> Recently, I picked up a magazine called "Lifestyle and wellness". In the
>> >> Summer 98 issue distributed mainly in the Toronto area and Canada
>> >> (416-492-6598). There is an interesting article on Water and health.
In the
>> >> article some researchers claim that IR absorption of water changes when
>> 
>> >> exposed to magnetic energy and also when held by healers and others
>> >> depending on their state of mind etc. They also refer to work of Water
>> >> Sciences Research in Dallas Texas (972-682-9162). Has anyone heard of
their
>> >> work?
>> >>
>> >> This would be a good way to corroborate Davis and Rawls work which
showed
>> >> that surface tension of water increased with north pole and decreased
with
>> >> south pole treated water.
>> >>
>> >> I am planning to build a simple IR LED and photo cell set up to do my
own
>> >> experiments. But am still confused as to what all this means. Is low
>> >> surface tension water more healthy? Or the high surface tension north
pole
>> >> water better? In my experience the this tastes much better than the
south
>> >> pole water. Specifically what type of water would enhance antioxidant
>> >> qualities? I am getting to the point that ozonized water may be the only
>> >> definitive way to go - but it tastes like Hydrogen peroxide!
>> >>
>> >> I have been interested in water for a long time but keep getting mixed
>> >> messages in regard to health benefits of various treatments of water?
Then
>> >> there is the potential and question for energy generation from different
>> >> types of water electrolysis?? Dose anyone know of a good book in this
>> >> subject. Christopher Bird was writing one - but his untimely and most
>> >> unfortunate death disrupted that project. I believe his wife was to
>> >> complete it and publish it - but have not heard nothing.
>> >>
>> >> Chris Gupta
>> >>
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