When I keep a constant level of cs in the bloodstream and I don't have to worry about bacteria and viruses. Cs in the eyes works well for infections in my experience.
John -----Original Message----- From: Ode Coyote [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 7:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Eyes, silver nitrate, was Re: CS>silver uses A study in England done on cold transmission had the same results. Only the group that had bacterium laced water placed in the eye got the cold. I'd say, keep an atomizer or eyedropper bottle full of CS during cold season and use it whenever someone sneezes. Spray fingers before rubbing eyes? Funny how eyes itch when someone sneezes... ken At 07:16 PM 6/19/02 -0500, you wrote: >>>> Hi Listers, Many interesting replies on the subject. So here are a few more words about it. Back in the 30s and 40s the VD rate was quite high in this country. The main problem was thought to be due to the gonococcus bacteria, however, we now know that staphylococcus, streptococcus, pneumococcus, and other bacteria and viruses are sometimes responsible. The government conducted a high profile VD program including the use of silver nitrate in the eyes of newborn infants. Originally only babies from infected mothers were treated this way, but it was determined that the tests for gonorrhea were missing some cases, and it would prevent other pathogens from affecting the newborns, so it was decided to treat all newborns the same way. Today we are aware that most pathogens enter the body via the fluids around the eye ball. That is the only place on the human body where a pathogen may enter with out having to pass through a membrane. All other areas of the body require a pathogen to pass through at least one and sometimes two membranes. It is very important to keep the fingers away from the eyes, hands should always be rinsed off before touching the area of the eye or rubbing it. It is recognized that colds, flu, sinus infections and most other illnesses start by rubbing the eye ball and introducing pathogens into the fluids around the eye. Conjunctivitis Neonatorum (also know as Ophthalmia Neonatorum) is a purulent conjunctivitis of the newborn, acquired from an infected birth canal. Mostly by gonorrhea, but not always. The normal routine was the instilling of two drops of 1% silver nitrate soln into each eye immediately after birth, followed by penicillin given parenterally after delivery. Ophthalmia means inflammation of the conjunctiva or the eyeball. The conjunctiva is the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and continues over the forepart of the eyeball. Infection of this membrane itself can lead to blindness in some cases if the infection gets into the tear sacs and then into the body. The eye has a normal bacteria flora of Staphylococcus epidermidis, S. aureus, Corynebacterium spp., Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria spp., Moraxella spp., and Haemophilus parainfluenzae which keep the area populated and helps prevent other pathogens from finding a foothold. The tears themselves have an antimicrobial substance called lysozyme. However a newborn does not have these flora established yet, so need help in the prevention of pathogens getting a foothold. It is well known that in the course of adult sex play sperm may get into an eye by accident. If the sperm has the gonorrhea pathogen it is possible to get an infection of the eye and the possibility of blindness in that eye. The silver nitrate solutions were also to prevent Chlamydia trachomatis, Haemophilus influenzae, and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Currently it is sometimes replaced by penicillin or erythromycin. An old treatment for preventing infections from getting in the eyeballs was to rub the fingers in the armpits before rubbing the eye. The toxins from the normal flora of the arm pits would kill pathogens on the fingers before rubbing the eye. My grandfather taught me that, thats the way it was done out in the fields. We also know that CS will kill pathogens and is an excellent material for washing the eyes and preventing infections. Bless you, Bob lee Marshall Dudley wrote: Actually it was/is. The purpose was to kill gonorrhea and other pathogens, which if they end up in a newborn's eyes, will cause blindness. <http://victoria.tc.ca/~ya462/causes.htm>http://victoria.tc.ca/~ya462/causes .htm Ophthalmia Neonatorum is an eye infection that strikes newborn babies. It is caused by certain bacteria that pass from the mother's birth canal into the infant's eyes. These bacteria include the ones that cause gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease. The symptoms of ophthalmia neonatorum--inflammation of the eyelids and cornea--appear two or three days after birth in most cases. The infection can produce blindness if it is not treated. In many countries, doctors prevent ophthalmia neonatorum by dropping silver nitrate or penicillin solution into the eyes of newborn babies. This procedure is required by most states of the United States. <http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0856926.html>http://www.factmonster.com /ce6/sci/A0856926.html Complications of childbirth affecting the newborn include infant blindness attributable to gonorrhea infection, now largely eliminated by routine administration of silver nitrate to the eyes; Marshall Tai-Pan wrote: > Hi d.linen, > > Sort of indirectly, not really for blindness. > > > Bless you, Bob Lee > > "d.linen" wrote: > >> They used to put silver nitrate in the eyes of newborns to prevent >> blindness. >> -- oozing on the muggy shore of the gulf coast [email protected] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <<<<
