Isaac Newton: "frustrated with the poor results of a long and isolated campaign to discover ancient alchemical secrets..."
The Guardian, 05/09/2009
Thursday, 22 October 2009
a diary of traces #5
Wild Angelica
"The seeds of Angelica are like little winged eggs."
Nature Notes, The Times, 15/11/2006
"The seeds of Angelica are like little winged eggs."
Nature Notes, The Times, 15/11/2006
a diary of traces #4
A google search of "history of milk" brings up these facts, amongst others:
1. Nov 1 1903 - Never before, probably, in the history of the city has the system of inspecting and supervising the milk supply been as thorough as it is today. Every discovery in the science of sanitation is being taken advantage of....
2. Canned Milk History - Evaporated and Sweetened Condensed Milk. Learn the history of canned milk and find out why early canned milk was safer than fresh.
3. A brief history of raw milk. Curious to Learn how Raw Milk got its Bad Rap? Read this Brief History!
4."Whether or not raw milk carries pathogens depends totally on the way the milk is produced - how the animals are fed and the care thats taken to keep the milk clean during production."
I suspect the ultimate history of milk is yet to be written. Its time will come.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
a diary of traces #3
A documentary on the colour photos of Albert Khan remind us of the aftermath of the WWI battlefields of Picardy following the armistice.
Farmers returned to their land, but were constantly coming across bodies. They were obliged by law to declare these 'finds'. The remains were then identified where possible, and the families required to pay for burial. Mass burials were carried out indesignated areas. An ossiary of unidentified remains was also built - and remains in place today.
For years afterwards, bones, shells, fragments were dug up by the plough.
Farmers returned to their land, but were constantly coming across bodies. They were obliged by law to declare these 'finds'. The remains were then identified where possible, and the families required to pay for burial. Mass burials were carried out indesignated areas. An ossiary of unidentified remains was also built - and remains in place today.
For years afterwards, bones, shells, fragments were dug up by the plough.
Sunday, 11 October 2009
a diary of traces #2
From an old book on folklore of the sea.
The captain of a sailing ship was a tartar, and had particularly picked on one mariner, Bill. The mariner was often called before the gratings for the cat of nine tails. Eventually the mariner died from illness, attributed by all to the captain's ill treatment.
Several weeks later in rough seas the captain was washed overboard. The last words the crew heard were "Bill is with me now."
The captain of a sailing ship was a tartar, and had particularly picked on one mariner, Bill. The mariner was often called before the gratings for the cat of nine tails. Eventually the mariner died from illness, attributed by all to the captain's ill treatment.
Several weeks later in rough seas the captain was washed overboard. The last words the crew heard were "Bill is with me now."
Thursday, 8 October 2009
a diary of traces #1
I have decided (in my wisdom) to write an occasional diary around traces - the detritus, arcanities and philosophical leavenings of society.
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