Silver: Nature’s Water Purifier
“In a world concerned with the spreading of virus and disease, silver is increasingly being tapped for its bactericidal properties and used in treatments for conditions ranging from severe burns to Legionnaires Disease.
While silver’s importance as a bactericide has been documented only since the late 1800s, its use in purification has been known throughout the ages. Early records indicate that the Phoenicians, for example, used silver vessels to keep water, wine and vinegar pure during their long voyages. In America, pioneers moving west put silver and copper coins in their water barrels to keep it clean.
In fact, “born with a silver spoon in his mouth” is not a reference to wealth, but to health. In the early 18th century, babies who were fed with silver spoons were healthier than those fed with spoons made from other metals, and silver pacifiers found wide use in America because of their beneficial health effects.
When I was a child in the 1940’s we had an elderly woman physician. When I had a head cold she would dip swabs in something called Argerol and stick them up my nose for about 20 minutes while I lay on my back. I suspect this was to prevent strep throat. I wish I could find some now. Health food stores do have coloidal silver that can be used for better health. Read labels.