Cool. When can we read the whole novel? Marshall
"M. G. Devour" wrote: > Bob Smith wrote: > > Some time back there was an account posted of a group of British > > mountain climbers being caught in a storm while climbing Mt. Everest, > > One of them was critically ill with a high fever. One of the group took > > a flashlight battery and a silver medallion he was wearing and fashioned > > a crude generator. He knew it was working when he saw bubbles forming, > > At the time I read it, I understood it to be even before the 20's It > > didn't say if the sick one survived. > > Oh LORDY!!! I can't stop laughing! > > Thank you for remembering that, Bob. However, that was a small piece of > ***FICTION*** written by *ME* to illustrate a point. > > God, I *hope* that little snippet never makes it to the status of an > urban legend! It would be the sort of thing that would hurt rather than > help the cause of CS. <sigh> > > Also, note that the story is set in the near future, rather than > distant past. > > If, however, somebody does know of such a tale that is real, I'd love > to hear about it... > > To wit: > > ------- Forwarded message (slightly edited from the original) ------- > > Date forwarded: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 08:09:57 -0700 > From: "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date sent: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:11:04 -5 > Subject: Re: CS protocol > > Reid wrote: > > > Also if you want to get even simpler on Becks tape he uses > > "one" 9v battery. I don't think he was using distilled because it > > started to produce a white smoke as soon as he put the rods in the > > water. > > Sounds like a great "field expedient" setup. Hmmm... > > >From _Miracle_in_the_Heights_, an as yet unwritten novel by your > esteemed moderator. <GRIN> ... > > The fine silver medallion he wore at his neck was the answer. He had > received the award from His Majesty for acts of heroism on the ill- > fated expedition to Nepal in ought-six, and carried it in memory of the > friends he lost there. > > Were there anyone to see, they would have noticed a moist glint at the > edge of his eye as Commodore Peter Emtrey melted snow in his coffee mug > over the diminutive camp stove. > > He then removed the battery from the GPS receiver, and the antenna > clipleads from Martin's portable shortwave transceiver. He used one of > the wires to connect the metal cup to the negative pole of the battery. > The other, he attached between the positive terminal and the chain on > which the medal hung. > > He dissolved two grains of salt from his mess kit into the warm water, > and held the medallion by its chain in the middle of the cup. In the > waning light filtering through the tent he could see streams of tiny > bubbles rising to the surface, a sure sign that nearly invisible > particles of silver were filling the liquid with their healing potency. > > The minutes dragged by, the wind and snow rocking the tent, perched on > the precarious rock shelf. > > Martin groaned as the Commodore raised him up to receive the > preparation. "Here now, chap. Drink this. It'll help." > > Slowly, he administered sips of the life-saving colloid of silver to > his fever-ridden comrade. > > Hours passed, the only sound the wind and quiet breathing. Emtrey twice > repeated the treatment during the night, working by the dim light of > the tiny solid state lamp. > > "Not this time," he thought, his eyes looking far beyond the walls of > the tent and the grey light of dawn, his thoughts returning to the > heights of Nepal. "No, not this time." > > -- > > <VERY BIG GRIN> > > Be well, all. > > Mike D. > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [[email protected] ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
