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To: Eleutheria5

Would be interesting to find out if they were silversmiths. I am told those working with silver had that antibiotic edge silver provides


18 posted on 12/17/2023 3:29:45 PM PST by stanne
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To: stanne

“I am told those working with silver had that antibiotic edge silver provides.”

Copper and it’s alloys do also.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_properties_of_copper


19 posted on 12/17/2023 4:10:16 PM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: stanne

Nope... They mined Lead... lol


20 posted on 12/17/2023 4:16:32 PM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: stanne

I’ve read a couple of places that the presence of horses repelled the fleas that carried the plague. If so, that would have been a plus on the Mongols’ side.


40 posted on 12/22/2023 6:18:16 AM PST by The Duke (Why do I think that the cynicism gene is going to be prevalent in future generations?)
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