Great to hear from you, Bob. Fascinating historical tidbit. It's neat when currents connect accross widely disparate interests, is it not?
Be well, Mike D. > Hi listers, > > The Greek historian Herodotus, called the "Father of History", is one > of our prime sources for information known about the fall of Babylon. > Herodotus lived a century after the time of Daniel and traveled widely > in the East. > In his "Histories", we learn of the campaign of Persia's King Cyrus > against Babylon. The details include the fact that no Persian king, > including Cyrus, would drink the water of any stream other than the > Choaspes, a river that flows past the Persian capital of Susa. > Wherever the king went, a long train of four-wheeled mule wagons > followed him transporting silver jars filled with boiled water from > the rivers waters. The water would keep fresh for years during the > long campaigns. > > Bless you, Bob Lee [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
