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In a litigious society the name of the game is blame. So, one of the ways to economically kill any worthwhile project is to tell the truth. Consequently, many entrepreneurs decide to withhold information. On the other hand and in my opinion telling the truth, at least as I understand it is paramount and should be emphasized in the beginning stages of any undertaking. Because truth is the bedrock on which the future rests I can see no logical or ethical reason to obscure it. Therefore, what I write herein is to the best of my knowledge accurate and does not hold back anything that might help determine a sensible course of action.
Nothing contained herein should be construed to suggest that I am encouraging or discouraging the making of and/or using Colloidal Silver, which will be henceforth abbreviated as "CS". In my opinion, each person must come to his/her own conclusions as to whether CS is something of value. Therefore, if you have done your due-diligence (investigation) and comprehend the risks and rewards relating to the subject of colloidal silver (CS) then please keep reading. Also, keep in mind that what I have provided herein are my experiences and should not be considered relevant to or for anyone else.
Everything written herein about Colloidal Silver (CS) is for information purposes only. By continuing to read what I have written you accept the fact that making and using CS is 100% your idea and in no way has this web site advised you to make or use CS.
As time and circumstance permits I will endeavor to make this web site better organized as well as continually update with pertinent related data.
To help make this an informative CS web site I encourage all suggestions, comments and opinions.
Long ago, when I first heard about CS I was much younger and in good youthful health. So, I decided that CS was for the feeble minded or the desperately ill who seek-out and use any quack medicine. After all, didn't some of the most respected and wise 19th & 20th people use Cocaine derivatives to cure all their aches and pains?
Years later, despite my skepticism and health becoming an issue I started investigating the possibilities of CS. As I prospected the online CS data I quickly found myself knee deep in a sea of speculation. There is so much information available and such a panorama of claims that I found myself mired in confusion.
I visited health food stores and discreetly asked managers/owners what they thought about the CS that they were selling for 20 to 40 dollars per tiny brown bottle. I must say that I was not impressed with most of the opinions I heard. But, I reminded myself - everything any silver-tongued peddler sells will cure just about every known ailment. Please keep in mind that I am not criticizing health food stores. In fact, if it were not for these entrepreneurs we'd all be marching to the corporate drug drummers beat. In fact, I prefer my own counsel as to how to manage my health and I sure don't want nor need neither government nor the legal drug pushers telling me what I must or must not do or use.
Then, one day I ran across a short, easy to understand web article that convinced me to at least spend a little time and a few bucks and try to make this so-called magic elixir. Thus, began a journey I am still eagerly traveling.
Biblical scripture says silver is good and I have long believed in the powers of silver to heal the economy. But, could this new form of silver really help a cynic like me get an upper hand on health? After jumping in head-over-heels into this pilgrimage I found looming questions that still threatens to consume me intellectually. For instance: What is and why should I make/use Colloidal Silver?
I recognize the economic advantages of avoiding illnesses, which becomes paramount for those who have reached their silver and golden years. If CS really works perhaps I could dodge a devastating disease and thus avoid financial ruin, as well as keep what precious quality of life I have left to enjoy roaming this world. So, I quit hesitating and began my first few steps into the realm of the unknown, where quackery and fraud lurk to snare the unwary. Besides, what did I have to lose? After all - nothing ventured nothing gained. Therefore, via curious rationalization I justified the time and expense of walking this new path.
Most of us realize that weather plays a significant role in our daily lives, but fail to recognize how microbes influence us each and every day. Similarly, most of us know that health and cleanliness go hand in hand. So, the challenge is - how to get clean and stay healthy? Although baths and showers have become a daily ritual - the question becomes - is it the water, the cloth or the perfumed soap that sheds dirt and odor? Obviously, all three are connected to scrubbing dirt away. Yet, in spite of personal hygiene we still get sick and stink.
We are constantly exposed to a garden variety of harmful bacteria. There is no safe place to get away from these ravenous creatures. Consequently, being clean has long been an important issue for me. A few years ago I wrote a couple essays, which I thought, might help others, especially professional drivers grasp the concept of critters always waiting to hitch a ride.
Dangerous 4wheelersIf you visited these two sites I am sure you can recognize how health and cleanliness go hand in hand.
The CS claim is that colloidal silver (zillions of tiny particles of silver metal suspended within theoretically pure water) is a remedy for both internal and external diseases. I needed to prove to myself that CS was not only safe but also effective at controlling the hoards of bacteria constantly prowling my body.
After rounding up the necessary items at the Mart, Hardware, Shack and Grocery store I began assembling this contraption. This adventure seemed ludicrous - it's too easy! How could something this simple be of such significance for enhanced health and/or why hadn't the legions of smart people within the scientific community been shouting from the roof tops about the miracles of CS?
My final act of assembly was to place two .999 silver coins on the inside and opposing rims of a drinking glass To keep these coins in place I used the alligator clamps to both make an electrical connection, as well as clamp each coin to the inside walls of the glass. Next I filled the glass with distilled water almost to the rim, but stopped short of contacting the alligator clamps holding the silver coins. Immediately it became obvious that with only half of each electrode (coin) covered by the water that I was not going to have a large amount of surface area exposed to electrical current. Nevertheless, it was time to turn this gadget on and see what happened.
I'd better add - when making CS I strive to maintain hygienic principles, such as thoroughly washed hands, a spacious level clean area to make CS and that all parts of the CS generator have been washed and then thoroughly rinsed in distilled water.
It only took a few minutes with the air pump running to notice that when the air bubbles reached the surface that they popped and slopped water everywhere including upon the alligator clamps. Naturally, I was not only creating a mess, but also contaminating the distilled water due to the air bubbles splashing water upon the chrome plated alligator clips. Common sense said that this was no way to make CS. Despite this obvious problem I nonetheless allowed this first batch of CS to continue in order to see what else I liked or disliked. Five hours later I had my first batch of CS.
Prior to making the 2nd batch of CS I took these same silver coins to the workbench and after cleaning them I hammered one side of each till I had a long thin flat area. Then, after sanding & polishing each to remove any steel contaminates I bent the hammered portions in such a way so that each coin could fit and rest on opposing rims of drinking glass. With this new configuration the alligator clamps would now be positioned outside the glass away from splashing air bubbles. Thus, another glassful of CS was started and created.
After making several batches of CS I was beginning to get ideas as to how to improve upon this new Garden of Eden widget. Furthermore, due to my limited knowledge of electro-winning/plating it was clear that I needed to improve upon this crude design?
As I continued wading into the unknown and watching my experiments the following questions became of increasing concern.
As important as all the questions are I still cling too: Why would I want to make & use CS? No sooner than this fundamental question is asked than the other half of this equation shouts - If CS works should I tell anyone about my good fortune? Thus, arises the purpose of this web site.
As I prospect for Truth and due to my getting on in years I just can't justify trips to doctors or utilizing their expensive diagnostic procedures. So, what am I to do in these less than friendly financial circumstances? For me, the answer is, for the moment is to Make, Use and Seek understanding regarding the characteristics surrounding Colloidal Silver.
Fortunately, the Internet has brought us all an efficient way to search for answers encompassing the questions that plague us. Therefore, I sincerely hope that some or all the information contained herein will be useful in the quest for better health.
After a few weeks of making and using CS with my original crudely formed silver electrodes it became crystal clear I needed a unit that not only functioned on the principle of simplicity, but with improvements.
I tried many different ways to refine what I began with. First was to find a better container. I visited many stores looking for suitable glassware. I tried various plastic jugs, but felt that these were not inert enough and might interfere with the electrical charge of the ultra fine silver particles. After buying several sizes of jugs I settled upon a one-quart jar full of mustard at the local grocery store for only a buck.
I chose this glass jar for the reason that it was glass and had a hard flat plastic lid. I originally wanted a glass lid, but these were not to be found. So, I decided that a food grade plastic lid would satisfy my requirements. This lid would contain any splashing caused by the air bubbles and also be a convenient place to position electrodes without any electrical interference.
My next step revolved around making a variety of electrodes that could be used with this plastic lid. I knew from my previous knowledge of electro-winning/refining and plating that electrodes functioned best when they had large surface areas. By understanding this early 1900's technology I began hammering out a variety of shapes and sizes of possible electrodes from my supply of .999 silver bullion bars.
No matter how sophisticated I made these shapes one problem always kept surfacing, which was how to clean these shapes after a batch of CS? As is always the case - simplicity is best. So I settled upon 4 inch long narrow flat plates that had a bent tong to which the alligator clamps could easily be attach to.
By now I was giving away small amounts of CS to friends and I could see a logistical problem developing. How was I going to make enough of this magic elixir? Obviously, the solution to this predicament was to make electrodes for my friends who could start making their own CS. But, although this electrode design was close to what I wanted - how could I efficiently and economically hammer for hours to consistently get the same shape? The answer was to seek out someone who had equipment to cast uniform electrodes via the lost wax method.
After finding a man who would do the casting the first set of electrodes were made and worked better than expected. Unfortunately, they were very soft and would easily bend when I attempted to clean them. Even though I lightly hammered to stiffen them but not enough to cause deformation it was apparent that further improvement was required.
The only way to solve this immediate problem was to reinforce the tong, (This shows silver cast electrodes after generating a unit of colloidal silver. Note the coloration on the negative electrode.) so that there would be less chance of flexing at the point where the electrodes were connected (then epoxied) to the lid. It did not take a genius to recognize that if these electrodes were used 10 or more times that most likely they would break at this juncture, so I had to find a way to improve upon this simple design.
Fortunately, while visiting a friend the idea was given to me by his son. As soon as I could I rounded up the parts and had a new set of electrodes cast. As is always the case, what seemed to be simple was not, and several attempts were conducted before success was realized. Finally, though, not a lot of further research was required to improve upon this basic design and I could either give away or sell these new electrodes.
Prior to making and using CS I had problems with controlling underarm odor. I had quit using store bought antiperspirants because they caused either a rash or irritating sores. What better way to prove to myself whether or not CS is an effective way to control bacteria than by applying liberal amounts of CS to my underarms?
After several weeks I became convinced that CS stopped my underarm odor. Furthermore, I was unable to detect any adverse effects. Consequently, for me, if CS does not do anything else but kill the bacteria that causes armpit odor I am more than pleased.
It is reported that one person turned gray from drinking colloidal silver. Maybe so, but I have not read where the millions of people who have used silver coins and silverware throughout history turned gray, except, maybe from envy by not having enough of this shiny metal. From all the evidence I've found it seems clear that silver in most of its natural forms has only good effects, excepting when human greed becomes part of the equation.
After I started giving away the CS I was making reports began to trickle back indicating that a whole host of skin ailments (pimples, rashes, funguses, etc.) was being miraculously cleared up. One friend said that his deteriorating gums were returning to a state of health. I must say that it is pure joy and music to my ears when friends say that the CS I gave them was making a difference in their lives.
After a few more weeks of experimentation I concluded that CS is not only simple to make, but for me an inexpensive form of health and life insurance? Furthermore, I now have a better handle on my future and not be totally at the mercy of all the various sorts of infectious agents of despair.
I always kinda wondered what it would be like to wear a suit of silver armor, now I am beginning to get a picture of the potential benefits. If CS armor only helps a tiny bit - think of what this could mean to the bottom line of an individual's economic and physical health.
I still have many unanswered questions, such as - is CS really safe to drink? Despite all the glowing reports I have this nagging suspicion that no matter how pure the silver and distilled water is that my stomach acid might create unacceptable molecular forms of silver. So before I actually drink CS I have to conduct a battery of tests (microscopic examinations) to prove to myself that I won't be slowly poisoning myself.
I do gargle with and use CS both as a mouthwash as well as swallow a sip (less than an ounce) every other day. But to consume larger amounts seems to be throwing loaded dice at an uncertain future. After all, CS works wonders for my skin, so why take unnecessary chances? Perhaps, when I am convinced that I can make a better purity CS, or that the impurities in CS from the silver and water will not cause me problems I will start drinking it. However, I still have to better understand the dynamics and chemistry of CS when exposed to stomach acid.
Some might question why am I making available a CS web page. I felt that because CS has made such a remarkable and welcomed difference in my life that I have no choice but to share my good luck. Therefore, I sincerely hope that anyone interested in making CS will find these words and pictures of practical benefit.
In a 1966 American College Dictionary is says that a colloid is: "a gelatinous or other substance which when dissolved in a liquid will not diffuse readily through vegetable or animal membranes. Colloidal particles are about 10-7 to 5 x 10-5 cm in diameter, larger than most inorganic molecules, and remain suspended indefinitely. Unfortunately, this dictionary did not mention silver colloids or colloidal silver.
When I turned to The Condensed Chemical Dictionary (969 pages, 1971) I was disappointed because there was no mention of colloidal Silver. I can only speculate as to the reason for such an omission.
To help reduce confusion regarding the terms Colloid and Ion the following links have been provided.
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/Colloid.html
http://shell.amigo.net/~stenulson/althealth/csdisc.htm
http://www.encyclopedia.com/searchpool.asp?target=Colloid&Search.x=30&Search.y=9
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/ion_positiveandnegativeelectriccharges.asp
When I started making CS I began questioning how clean or pure the water is or should be. I contacted the supplier and manufacturer to get data on what the distilled water contains so that I could feel comfortable using this water. I was astonished to see what the report indicated that was still a part of the store bought distilled water.
When I was doing a lot of chemical assays of mineralized rocks in New Mexico and conducting similar tests in Houston, Texas I used only deionized or triple distilled water. Unfortunately, here in the North Georgia Mountains the local stores don't seem to know of these two types of water. Thus, for the time being I am relegated to using this semi-pure water. Another issue regarding triple distilled water is that it may cause the production of CS to slow way down due to the water not having a rich source of contaminates to initiate the electrical current between electrodes. Nevertheless, I have to find a source of this purer water to see for myself what test results will yield.
I use distilled water to wash my hands and all parts of the generator prior to making CS. Consequently, I consume a lot of this water to make a single quart of CS. Therefore, I try to always have on hand at least a couple three gallons. I've also discovered that the pH level of the store bought distilled water varies from 5 to 6 which has an effect on conductivity and time required to make a quart of CS.
Below are only a few links on water, which I found useful to better understand this vital ingredient before starting to make CS. These links are in no particular order, preference or importance.
http://www.mercola.com/article/Diet/water/distilled_water.htmUsually, bullion is stamped with a purity status. Yet, from my perspective there seems to be substantial controversy and abundant misunderstanding as to what exactly these purity marks (.999, 999, 999+ and 9999) are meant to convey. Furthermore, if I pursue my thought process I could conclude or construe that these nines could mean a whole host of possibilities. It is said to never assume anything lest one find themselves on the wrong side of actuality.
I must admit that this numerical arena has found me deeply mired in purest form of confusion. I used to assume that when I saw .999 on silver bullion that it meant 99.999%. Or, when I was confronted with three nines (999) without the preceding dot that it meant 99.9. From what I can now gather from a variety of sources .999 equals 99.9% and .9999 equals 99.99%. But, if .9999 equals 99.99% then how can four nines without a preceding dot equal 99.99? Obviously, either something is out of whack or my thought processes are still chaotic.
Here's another example of my imprecise logic when examining the nines with or without a decimal point preceding the nines. What if, and I can see no reason not to assume that this is also possible, that .999 could mean 98.999? Obviously, this would have profound implications. But, how do I know for sure what a decimal point in front of any amount of nines truly means? Clearly, I really don't know and am forced to accept that these nines at face value.
Apparently, my logic is faulty. What I once took for granted is now a huge question mark. Now it seems that I must use all my mental gymnastic ability to comprehend what the refiners and mints are challenging me to assimilate within an already burdened mindset. Evidently, designating purity with the pure language of numbers is absolute. Nevertheless, as far as I am concerned the only thing pure about these stamped numbers is the quantity of unalloyed ambiguity.
Coincidentally, while I was wrestling with this problem of nines I picked up a common household spray disinfectant. I read on back where it will kill 99.7% (ninety nine point seven percent) of the germs listed. Of course, this language of numbers when combined with a decimal point and a % sign does not stipulate how long the spray disinfectant must stay in contact with each critter. Nor, does it indicate how much of this disinfectant must bathe the germs. And, if this was not enough, their pure numbers do not state how long this spray will remain just as effective after leaving the bottle. Worse yet, it does not indicate what percentage of germs will find their way back onto the table within a few minutes of spraying. When reading this uncontaminated language on many other spray cans I am struck with what appears to be a purposeful play on words that stops short of outright lies. Could this be intentional, or just typical hype we've all come to expect and accept?
While in a perpetual perplexed state of mind I wrote to several bullion refiners, mints and dealers asking them to explain what the difference is between 999, 999+ .999, 9999, 99.99, 99.999 & 99.9999. One mint replied: ". . . . coins are marked 9999 which means that 9999 parts of 10000 are pure silver or gold. This is the same as 99.99% pure. Gold that is 99.999 pure is 99.999% pure, so 99.999 parts of 100 are pure gold. We do not refine gold to 99.9999% purity, but this is the same, it would mean 99.9999 parts of 100 are pure gold." Unfortunately this explanation did not relieve my distorted thoughts. I have read that some people believe that if there is no dot before the nines that the dot is implied. All I can say is that I find this arithmetic odd.
Upon reading the above reply I re-examined the coins with 4 Nines to see if there was a DOT before the nines. To my horror there was NO dot. What I thought was there was not. Essentially, I allowed my eyes to deceive what I call a brain. Simply put, I fooled myself into assuming that these 4 nines was, is and are synonymous with .9999. Consequently, I began re-examining all my silver bullion. To my disappointment many of the rounds and bars stamped with three nines did not have a dot in front of the nines.
Then, I said to myself, if I allowed myself to be fooled so easily about purity, what else have I done to pollute my thoughts? After balancing my triple beam scale I began weighing all my bullion 1 oz silver rounds. Another surprise! Although, the silver bullion coins were not proofs nor uncirculated they were in pristine condition. And even though no visible signs of wear was evident there was significant weight differences.
Barnum & Bailey said something like - "there's a sucker born every minute". Clearly, I was one of those foolish enough to fall into this in-your-face ambush. I can't shift blame from myself for NOT seeing the obvious, but I can warn others to never assume anything and always beware. So, even though my thinking process is probably tarnished I am not trying to paint a bad picture about those who refine silver. In fact, where would we be without these Noble metals that refiners have allowed us to have and hold? All, I can say is to make up your own mind as to what is accurate or not.
Years ago, I visited a man in Texas who was reclaiming silver from photographic paper and x-ray film. He reclaimed the silver by the time-honored process of fire and then subjecting the dore bars to acid digestion and electrowinning, which were once again subjected to trial by fire. What I found highly unusual was his practice of hand stamping point 9999 (.9999) on each poured silver bar that was not subjected to any kind of assay.
To not belabor this subject to death here's another question that haunts me. If a 999, .999 or a 9999 silver coin weighs exactly one Troy ounce, yet has impurities how can there be one troy ounce of silver unless the coin weighs more than an ounce. I realize that in the production of bullion coins there will be irregularities regarding actual weight. But to allow for simple-minded folks like me to assume that the implication of both weight and purity is what is stamped on each coin are accurate begs refinement.
Years ago I heard that some of the major bullion refiners intended to or were going to be putting taggants in silver/gold bullion so the metals could be traced back to the source of refinement. If this is an actuality, I wonder what % of these metal tracers are present, or if these tracer elements are radioactive? Furthermore, if taggants are present in silver bullion what kind of problems would or could these tracer elements cause when making or drinking CS? Furthermore, when drinking CS made from so-called pure silver coins, what are the actual impurities and could they be harmful to health? Why don't the mints post on their web sits what the impurities are? Years ago, while reading about the Carson City mint making silver dollars in late 1800's I noticed where this mint supposedly produced silver dollars containing as much as 50% platinum. Heaven only knows what else was contained within these silver dollars that by law was to be 90% pure silver.
In spite of the reality that I consume normal drinking water that is saturated with less than desirable contaminates, when I add up the impurities in both the distilled water and silver bullion I simply cannot justify ingesting large amounts of CS. However, I do not have a single bit of skepticism applying topically large amount of my CS on my body.
Refining metals used to be an art and was often associated with alchemy. Today, fortunately, refining is a reasonably good facsimile of what we describe as science normally backed by an assay certificate. The term assay is a general-purpose word used to describe the percentage of a substance with associated amounts of lessor contaminates. Just because a piece of paper from a laboratory says this, this and that - does not necessarily mean that the assay is accurate or complete. I've found that assays of the metal content of a rock can vary widely from lab to lab. Furthermore, it has been long recognized that hair samples taken from same head and split evenly and submitted to 10 different labs can produce 10 different results. No matter who conducts a so-called certified lab analysis/assay that is written on a piece of paper keep in mind that humans are doing the work and are subject to all the frailties of humanity. In other words, assays are kinda similar to opinions, and everyone has one. If you doubt this - then go to 10 different doctors who have a certified diploma hanging on their walls and claim to have this or that ailment and see how many different diagnosis's are obtained.
Another friend recently sent me an email about purity. Basically, he said that if purity is not important then why are the chip makers so concerned about invisible particles of dust that can and will cause short circuits? This gentleman went on to say regarding clean room filtration systems: "once you've got a decent filter on the market, what happens? Your competitor buys one and copies it. So, how do you stand apart from your competitor? You advertise 99.9% efficiency. He advertises 99.99% efficiency. You advertise 99.999% efficiency. He advertises 99.9999% efficiency. You advertise 99.99999% efficiency. Now THAT's MARKETING." With the aforesaid I am forced to ask myself if this also happens in the bullion business?
If you anticipate making your own CS it might be prudent to purchase some silver within the foreseeable future, because there is no telling when silver will become prohibitively expensive or unavailable.
http://www.investmentrarities.com/02-12-02.html
Dust, the common ingredient found in each and every home. To me dust was only a nuisance, but now I realize the threat that dust harbors, aids and comforts. Until recently I used to poke fun at women for always dusting. This female busybody activity seemed to suggest an inborn or hard-wired desire to be constantly rearranging the feathers of their nest. Fortunately, today, their house cleaning activities make perfect sense. I don't know how women know that dust is the breeding ground for all many of beast, but I will no-longer tease women for being stead-fast in their apparent instinctive understanding that a clean house is a healthy home.
Below are a few links I've found useful regarding dust and the critters that inhabit this microscopic debris that accumulates upon, in and around every facet of our daily lives.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns9999251Even though I am convinced that introducing air into the distilled water to assist in making CS is beneficial I am forced to speculate as to whether or not the air bubbles are causing or creating unknown chemical reactions with both water and silver particles? In time I hope to resolve this question, as well as learn what the correct amount of air injection is best. According to my pH measurements the introduction of pumped external air is not causing the water's acidity to escalate due to Carbon Dioxide.
As clean as I try to be I have not yet developed a way to keep the pumped air free of contaminates that might affect the quality of my CS. For instance - air-borne smoke particles and floating dust. Due to the huge quantity of air borne particles and resident bacteria present in any home, it would seem prudent to install an air filter to clean the air being pumped into the distilled water as CS is being made. Fortunately, I don't have any cats or dogs, but my body does apparently shed about 50 million dead skin cells each and every day. So, part of the dust in any home is made up of these cells. I can only speculate what percentage of floating dead cells from man, beast and multi-legged critters (roaches, flies, spiders, etc.) inhabit the air within any home.
I am not an environmentalist, in fact, I think those who claim such distinction are likened to unwanted dangerous bacteria that I prefer to avoid, but I am concerned about the quality of air I suck into my lungs. If I try to keep my body clean, it only makes sense to try and keep the air where bacteria roam from reaching down into my lungs. Hence, I am working on a method to incorporate CS into what I call a room scrubber. One day and hopefully not too far into the future I will post my findings on this new gadget/idea.
http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/publications/abstracts/archived/tong99a.htmFrom dust we were created. Believe it or not our bodies require all the elements to sustain life. Some would have the ignorant believe that there are bad metals. This type of thinking is pure nonsense. I agree that any element in the improper dosage or amounts can have deleterious effects on health. Likewise, the lack of one or more elements/metals can be just as devastating. While we exist within this narrow range of dust to dust it is incumbent upon each of us to learn and make intelligent decisions as to how we live, eat, drink and breath.
The creator gave me all I need, but it is up to me to determine how best to maintain this state of healthy dust. Because our foods are not homegrown and usually lay on shelves stacked as so much mausoleum cordwood I choose to take supplements. I cannot prove that I am healthier nor have I taken the time to see if these supplements are what is claimed. But, to my way of thinking - not having the entire spectrum of both fundamental and trace elements interacting as the Creator intended is ludicrous.
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm
http://www.chemicalelements.com
http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html
I've found after multiple dozens of tests that a 72 degree F water temp is the minimum to make a quart of CS in a reasonable period of time. As far as I am concerned a water temp of 76 - 84F seems to be ideal.
I despise cold weather and cold rooms. Yet, it's not economical to heat the house in the winter months to what I consider would be ideal for making CS. Consequently, to make CS at elevated temperatures I began using the typical heating pad that are often used to ease aches and pains.
Because, I am still investigating the potential of elevated temperature ranges a decent thermometer is required. Fortunately, I already had a thermometer from my days of cooking rocks to extract presumed goodies. Nevertheless, and even though I felt sure that this mercury filled thermometer was as accurate as I could possibly expect I still checked to see if the temperature was the same as other gauges I have. For instance - does the room thermostat indicate the same temperature as seen on my rather long gauge?
One of these days I plan on getting a smaller thermometer to be inserted into water and held by the lid so I can monitor the CS temperature without having to shut everything down and remove the lid. To accomplish this menial task I will drill a slightly smaller hole than the diameter of the thermometer so that the hole in plastic lid will grasp onto the thermometer.
I also discovered that when I placed the heating pad upon a hard surface or cloth covered surface the desired temperature could be adversely effected. So, monitoring the hour by hour progress and water temperature became an important issue.
Recently, I went to the local drug store, then onto every other store trying to locate a standard glass mercury filled oral temperature gauge. None were to be found. I did find lots of digital gauges, but the range of temperature was only 90 to 108. I finally located a baby thermometer (glass/mercury) but it too was calibrated from 90 to 108. Obviously the wacko environmentalist's are up to their favorite pastime of changing the world to suit themselves and to hell with everyone else. It's simply amazing how many of us managed to get old without consulting these EcoElitist's. Just watch how these GangGreens move to ban CS like they have done to most metals that made this country and our bodies strong.
Anyway, not wanting any further mental frustration I resorted to a search on google.com. To my surprise the green hounds of hell have just about banned mercury thermometers nationwide. Out the first 100 sites I found only the two listed below that provided a real honest to goodness place to buy a glass/mercury thermometer.
http://www.grauhall.com/thermometers.htm
http://www.wilsonssyndrome.com/HowAreTempsMeasured.htm
http://www.ase.org.uk/therms.html
Whether or not CS can attack and kill viruses is at the moment, for me, academically irrelevant. I am far more interested in getting rid of and keeping away harmful bacteria, which obviously has or can have disastrous effects on over-all good health.
As far as I am concerned, if CS can get rid of bacterium/funguses that cause rashes, pimples, sores, inflammation, etc., then I am all for it. I simply don't care what anyone else may think of me for using CS. After-all I am only seeking a little bit better quality of life. Think about it - what's improved health worth? And, if I can shed some of these critters that are responsible for most of the worlds human health problems then I'd be a fool not to use CS, regardless of what anyone thinks or says about CS.
When I consider what the consequences are for allowing colonies of infectious bacterium to propagate on my body it becomes too horrible to contemplate. Thus, to avert potential disaster I consider it prudent to not only bathe daily, but to use CS liberally all over my body.
Sometimes there's a lot of chitchat surrounding the dangers of silver. While there is no doubt that some forms of silver have superb germ fighting capacities it does not mean to indiscriminately use just any kind of silver to wage a battle against these unseen varmints.
Due to my experience with silver in molecular combination with other minerals, also known as rocks, I've had lots of occasion to directly make, use and contact Silver Nitrate & Silver Chloride. Both of these two forms of silver are not only poison, but will almost instantly turn the skin black upon contact. Although each of these two forms of silver have limited medical functions, I would never ingest or contact the skin with these in a concentrated format.
http://www.happyherbalist.com/collodial_silver.htmBecause I have deep concerns about whether or not CS discriminates between the good and bad flora residing in my intestines I seldom ever drink any of what I make. However, I have read where people who do consume a lot of CS daily will also supplement their digestive track with the bacteria "ACIDOPHILUS".
http://www.nutritionnow.com/acidoinf.htm
These are just a few links to investigate regarding skin, bacteria & odor.
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1024.html
http://www.fbs.leeds.ac.uk/staff/jhc.htm
http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/1997/03mar/ramsey.htm
http://www.wdxcyber.com/nvulva07.htm
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/microbiology/table5.html
http://www.wa-eyemd.org/W_blepharitis.htm
http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/143.html
http://www.newswise.com/articles/2000/5/GM2000A.ASM.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000855.htm
http://www.rense.com/general20/flesh.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/ulcer/
"Helicobacter pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease"
http://www.tetrahedron.org/articles/colloidal_silver/Colloidal_Silver_Research.html
anaerobic and aerobic
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99feb/germs.htm
"A New Germ Theory"
http://educate-yourself.org/edindex.html
"Emerging Diseases"
http://www.tetrahedron.org/articles/colloidal_silver/Colloidal_Silver_Research.html
"The Chemical and Physical Basis of the Therapeutic value of colloidal forms of Silver"
http://web.archive.org/web/20010822195959/www.healthproducts.cc/cs-questions.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/06/cureall.htm
FTC "Operation Cure.All"
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/dietsupp.htm
FTC "Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for Industry"
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/ad-faqs.htm
FTC "Facts For Businesses"
http://www.rense.com/CS/cs1.htm
"Why Is The FDA Working To Keep This Vital Life-Saving Knowledge A Secret From You?"
http://www.alec.org/viewpage.cfm?pgname=5.103
"ALEC Opposes the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act"
http://www.silver-colloids.com
I am not in any way suggesting that I agree or disagree with any CS data found in any of the web sites either listed herein or those I have not listed. Plus, there is no order regarding preference or placement of these links. I am simply installing a few of the hundreds of web sites that promote the making and/or using of Colloidal Silver for the reader's convenience.
http://cat007.com/silver.htm
Obviously, a clear liquid is not synonymous with purity. Example: I can take an ounce of silver and dissolve it in a 50/50 ratio of water and nitric acid and it will be as clear as any distilled water. Yet, if this same mixture is drank an agonizing death will most likely result. Therefore, any solution appearing to be pure clear water could be very deceiving. Thereupon, I had to ask myself - what are the odds of maintaining good health by drinking a colored CS?
Apparently, some or maybe most people believe that a yellow CS is preferable. Although I do not dispute this mindset, I am forced to ask - compared to what? Thus, and based upon my own research I choose to avoid any CS that is not clear and as uncontaminated as practical.
One time, while conducting a CS experiment as to what type of container would be acceptable I inadvertently made a batch of yellow CS. At first, and while scratching my hairless head I did not understand what or why this event occurred. The only thing different I had done from previous employed methodologies was that I used a brownish plastic jar that had previously contained dry coffee creamer. Needless to say, I did not use it, but did conduct a couple microscopic examinations to better understand why this phenomena occurred. In addition I let this solution set for a few days to see if anything settled out of solution, but no change to color or flocking was observed. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that the pigmentation within the plastic somehow was leached or that the plastic created an electrical charge causing the CS to undergo a color change. Needless to say I trashed it, but without doubt I do need to better understand the chemistry of what I unexpectedly created. Eventually, finding out more about the benefits or risks of yellow CS is on my list of things to do.
Please note that I am not saying for anyone other than myself to not use yellow CS. Furthermore, because I have only made yellow CS a couple of times, and have never used the battery method of making CS I must in fairness reserve judgement till another day. In like manner, I think each person MUST make his or her own decisions as to what is best to make and use. Nevertheless, and based upon my past and present comprehension of silver chemistry I strongly suspect a clumping effect with a yellowish solution, and/or possibly chemical complexation with both silver & distilled water contaminates.
http://www.sunstoneherbals.com/csinstru.htm
It's a well known reality that some, perhaps most, or maybe all pharmaceutical prescribed drugs used to treat the infinite number ailments humans acquire have adverse reactions. Therefore, in my not so brilliant opinion, I would rather seek safer alternatives than consume prescriptive drugs that will have definite known and unknown outcomes. Usually, when someone has pain he/she seeks relief by visiting a PRACTICING medical examiner (doctor). But when I contemplate such an action I usually shudder at the thought. In fact, I am one of those people who seeks to avoid traditional medicines and doctors like I would the plague. Yet, in spite of my fear of those who PRACTICE medicine, there are times when these practitioner's are lifesavers or pain relievers. Because medicine and pain march to the same drummer, and since I don't enjoy pain be it physical or financial I have chosen CS to assist in my quest of sustained health.
http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Profs/adverse/causality.htm
Here's another provocative issue - by using CS am I becoming too clean? Or, will eradicating harmful bacteria from my body create a need to never stop using CS? In other words - will I become addicted to or be afraid to stop using CS? I simply don't know, but hopefully, in time definitive answers will arise. So far, the good out weighs the bad and ugly.
While on the experimental road of making batch after batch of CS many times I knew that what I created was either of questionable value or simply not as good as desired and had to be discarded. Those who believe or know that CS attacks and kills harmful bacteria also realize that CS may not, and probably does not discriminate between good and bad germs. Therefore, I would not suggest throwing good or questionable CS down the drain. I sure don't want to chance upsetting the anaerobic bacterium living in this underworld. Therefore, I simply discard any dubious CS out the door. Surprisingly, several plants have begun to grow where I've thrown my CS. So, it appears that at least weeds like it.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/sewer.htm
http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/ChemResources/Weights-n-Measures/weights-n-measures.html
http://www.sppusa.com/reference/decimal.html
From what I can gather, it seems that CS electrodes come in all manner of design and size. I tried making several designs, but due to my desire for simplicity, ease of handling, and securing each electrode to a lid I settled upon the current configuration.
Not only does this last cast electrode shape satisfy my demand for simplicity, performance, efficiency and ease of cleaning, but should last for a long long time.
The size of my cast electrodes are: 1" wide x 3 1/8th inches long x 18 gauge thick. The area exposed to water is 2 1/8th inches x 1 inch. Each cast electrode weighs approximately 23 grams, but no two are exactly the same weight due to casting irregularities and my cleaning away the investment residue. To cast one electrode requires 2 ounces of silver. Most of the silver is consumed in the sprues and frog/button.
I'm not sure if I will or not purchase either a pH meter or a ppm meter. Both of these instruments can range from $100 to over $500 each and usually both require calibration.
http://goldcoasthydro.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/product187.html
http://www.apecs.com.au/process/index.htm
When I began this adventure I consistently conducted microscopic examinations at least of every 3rd or 4th batch to make sure that what I was making remained both constant and uniform.
I've attempted a few microscopic checks to see the killing action of CS on known microbes like found in a box of Rid-X. But, so far I have inconclusive data and will wait till another day to list any further findings.
One day, I hope to post some photomicrographs of the microscopic pits that occur in the electrodes as a result of making CS. Currently every picture I've taken through the microscope has come out too dark for adequate posting. In addition, I will try to show what the larger particles of suspended silver look like after collecting them on a 5 micron glass filter.
For what it's worth - I intend, when I get the time to make my silver as pure as I possible can for electrode use. My plan is simple, but not at all sure it will work. I never met anyone that has tried this idea, except myself and even I have only partially completed this endeavor. Most people I've ran across in chemistry circles are unaware as to how to take grossly impure forms of silver and get darn decent purity without fire and doing it on the cheap.
This semi-secret method of extracting and obtaining close to 99% pure silver from rocks or scrap should be known by most of the little guys who would like to get into the silver business either as miners or scrapers. For those who would like to more about this process just send me an email, and I'll try to explain the process.
Theoretically, silver is basically inert or unaffected when exposed to hydrochloric acid (HCl). If you doubt this, simply go to the hardware store and get a pint of muriatic acid (impure HCl). Then place a piece of so-called pure silver into the acid. You will notice that to the eye nothing happens. If you notice any bubbling or colored acid being formed then you have lots of impurities residing within the silver. By the way - don't try this same experiment with any purity of nitric acid, because silver does dissolve in HNO3.
Just to make sure that what I assume is pure silver I went to the trouble of watching under the microscope what exactly, if anything happens by exposing this silver to both muriatic & reagent grade hydrochloric acid with the addition of heat to stimulate any reactions. If any silver went in solution it was a minute amount. However, I did detect that some unidentified impurities resided within the silver and that a microscopic white coating formed on some of these impurities. I also exposed dried CS to muriatic acid on glass slides and found no evidence that either pure or impure HCl created reactions to these brownish particles of CS.
Most of the impurities I have previously found in so-called pure silver bullion was gold and one or more of the Platinum Group Metals. However, minute amounts of many or most all the other base metals could or will be present in any/all so-called pure silver bullion.
Although stomach/gastric (HCl) acid will not dissolve silver I do not know, yet, what may happen in the stomach to the microscopic particles of CS. I have to presume that the gastric cocktail combined with all the colloidal minerals within food(s) that some kind of complex catalytic action can or will occur. If this is accurate then these tiny pieces of CS could very well be attacked and dissolved by stomach juices. Therefore, until I am a bit more assured I will continue to only occasionally sip a small amount, but lavishly spread CS all over my torso.
http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/stomach/parietal.html
Due to my insatiable curiosity, one day I will prick my finger, smear the blood on a slide and expose this drop of blood to a drop of CS. Of course, this type of behavior will lead me to many other related avenues.
Practically everyone knows that a solution of 5% sodium hypochlorite will kill germs. Most people use this same store bought disinfectant to sterilize or kill critters in the home, under garments and bed linen. But, even though the sodium hypochlorite kills most of the unwelcome varmints, just as soon as floors, countertops, clothes and linens are dry and used critters creep back. So, I began to speculate - what would happen if I washed my pillow linens as normal, then dry, then rinse in distilled water and finally saturate with CS and let dry? I did this little experiment and I found that there was definite new smell, but cannot say how effective this experiment was. Although there's nothing wrong with this kind of test I nonetheless need to determine when bacteria start to re-colonize my pillowcases so as to understand how long the CS remains active.
Another unfinished crude test produced interesting results. I took 30 coffee filters and poured 1 quart of my home brewed CS through them and let the filtered CS drip back into container. Upon completion I microscopically (100X) examined the 1st filter and noticed a few silver particles. I then examined the next 10 and last 5 filters under the microscope. I could not see any evidence at 100X & 200X of any silver particles. Unfortunately, the next phase of the test became mute. I was going to check the filtered CS with the laser light to see if the beam of light was just as bright and intense as before I filtered it. The unexpected side effect was - a milky CS solution, indicating that a lot of the filter decolorization (dye?) had also passed through the filters. Now, I am hesitant to drink any more fresh brewed coffee that was exposed to these filters.
One day, don't know when, I will vacuum through a 5-micron glass filter a quart of CS and see what remains on the filter. Then, I'll expose the same filtered solution of CS to a HNO3 digestion and then add Reagent grade HCl to precipitate out AgCl, which will give me a pretty fair idea as to how much actual CS was not only smaller than 5 microns, but the total amount of silver in my CS.
I am also considering taking a known aliquot of CS and centrifuging to see if the CS can be forced to settle to bottom of test tube. Then, before decanting check the liquid to see if the laser light reflects any suspended particles. Then as a final portion of this test see if the particles of silver can be extracted and weighed. I have not attempted doing this because I know how difficult it is to fetch a anything remaining at bottom of test tubes.
I have let a couple ounces of CS come to near dry and then poured the small amount of liquid on to a glass slide and let this completely dry. I then examined the silver particles under various magnifications. I am impressed as to how uniform the bulk of silver particles are. But much microscopic work remains.
When making CS a residue forms on the electrodes. One of the electrodes usually has a lot more of this residue, sometimes referred to as slimes, which fall off the electrode and settles to bottom of jar. Previously, I tried to avoid this unwanted debris and would wash, scrub and rinse this stuff off the electrode(s). Now, I save what I call fluffy (clustered) silver. In fact, I even go to the trouble of allowing a batch of CS to continue making for a few additional hours so that more silver fluff forms. Why pray-tell? Well, it seems that this finely divided but clumped together silver has the power to fade or eliminate my old age facial brown spots. I have found that by allowing this silver to accumulate on the electrode(s) that I am also rapidly using-up the life of these electrodes.
Another fascinating event has occurred, which deserves a thorough study by someone smarter than me. A few friends here in Georgia recently came in contact with the dreaded poison ivy. Naturally they broke out with multiple irritating blisters. After a couple days of terrifying itching and the oozing sores getting bigger they proceeded to dab CS on these horrid blemishes. To their surprise CS stopped the itching almost instantly. And, within a couple days the lesions began to fade away and dry up. My question is -- does the poison ivy plant or its resin (urushiol) harbor bacteria or fungal spores? If not, then why does or how can CS be of any possible aid to clear up the ugly effects of poison ivy encounters? I realize that urushiol acts sort of like a surgeon's scalpel, which can provide an open invitation to any and all bacteria, but in my opinion, does not explain why CS stopped the severe itching and dried up the ugly sores. Could it be that dermatologist's have failed to recognize that critters are the main culprit regarding the effects of poison ivy like medical practitioner's failed to recognize similar critters causing common stomach ulcers? What I do know is that the people who have applied CS to the poison ivy wounds are happy with the results but are also now CS believers.
http://www.angelcities.com/members/pathways/cs/making.htm
http://members.iinet.net.au/~menne/ewin.htm
For those who want to better understand what is going on while making CS these following terms should also be taken into account. Anode, Cathode, Electrocapillarity, electromotive force, electrical double layer, liquid junction potential, charge transfer overpotential, Prandtl Boundary layer, sacrificial anode, stress corrosion cracking, throwing power, open circuit potential, depolariser, etc., etc.
At this time silver electrodes are unavailable, but when I have completed making and testing the new design I will be offering silver electrodes.
For a slightly different version of this CS essay, with additional photographs visit: www.silverprospector.com/cs/cs.html
also an essay titled Heath may be found at: www.silverprospector.com/health.html
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http://home.att.net/~peters-pages/colsilv.htm
http://www.amsilver.com/
http://www.naturesalternatives.com/silver/csfaq.html
http://www.picknowl.com.au/homepages/kestar/start.htm
http://village.vossnet.co.uk/c/clgomme/SNG1.html
http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000XNM
http://homepages.together.net/~rjstan/index.html
http://homepages.together.net/~rjstan/rose1.html
http://homepages.together.net/~rjstan/rose6.html
http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html
CS Forum
http://www.csprosystems.com/Testimonials.html
http://www.jeanniesherbs.com/asymptoms.htm
http://www.zz.com/WhiteGoldWeb/97011800.txt
http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000XNM
http://www.naturesalternatives.com/silver/testimonials.html
http://www.naturesalternatives.com/silver/csfaq.html
http://www.silvergen.com/
http://www.colloidal-silver.com/
http://asktom-naturally.com/colsilver/
http://www.potpaz.org/pfpfilters.htm
http://www.elixa.com/silver/
http://www.elixa.com/silver/zanesize.htm
http://www.flowerpowergenerator.com/page2.html
http://www.vitplus.com/colloidal.html
http://www.health2us.com/ions.htm
http://www.rifelabs.com/colloidal.html
Yellow Versus Clear
Side Effects & Disposal
http://www.talkaboutrx.org/select.html
http://h2osparc.wq.ncsu.edu/estuary/rec/septic.html
Weights & Measures
pH - parts Hydrogen or a measure of acidity or alkalinity or the measure of the Hydrogen Ion Concentration.
Decimal Chart
http://members.aol.com/skillsworkshop/decimans.htm
Decimals
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/sipm.html
The International System of Units (SI)
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/TroySystemofUnits.html
Troy ounce
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/SI.html
Physical units agreed upon by international convention
http://www.entisoft.com/ESUnits/Units_A.HTM
Units
http://www.convertit.com/Go/Entisoft/Measurement/Converter.ASP
Measurement Converter
Electrodes
Meters
Note: Having a volt meter is to me crucial to be assured that the alligator clamps are making an electrical contact with the threaded silver bolt above the lid.
Lost Wax
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/lostwax.htm
Pending Experiments
The Silver Education Coalition
http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000XNM
http://www.naturesalternatives.com/silver/testimonials.html
http://www.naturesalternatives.com/silver/csfaq.html
http://www.colloidal-silver.com/
http://www.silvergen.com/
Electrolysis
http://www.chem.unl.edu/chem484/emf/
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/1287/hydrogen/hydrogen.html
http://www.angelfire.com/ak/egel/fuelcell.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/sticky_water.html
http://www.unmuseum.org/exhydro.htm
Electro-Winning/Refining
http://www.marthamine.co.nz/ore_process.html
http://www.electrometals.com.au/EMEWTechPaper6.html
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