DID you know Doctors Advised Wealthy to Eat With Silver Did you know that silverware became popular almost 1,900 years ago for health reasons? Physicians advised their wealthy patients to eat only with silver if they wanted to stay healthy. Silver has been known for its health values since before the time of Julius Caesar. The Greeks lined water and wine urns with silver to kill bacteria. The Romans discovered that a poultice of silver helped heal burns, cuts and sores. During the 14th century, about 25% of the people in Europe died from the bubonic plague, which swept through the continent. Wealthy people gave their children silver spoons to suck on to forestall the plague (hence the term, “silverware”). As you probably realize now, thats where the expression, Born with a silver spoon in your mouth, came from. Because fewer of the wealthy died from the plague, silverware and silver pacifiers were still given to babies in many countries. In the United States, people have forgotten that heritage and use plastic pacifiers today. American settlers knew the value of silver both as wealth and for their health. They often put silver dollars in milk to deter its spoilage in warm weather.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:02:07 +0000
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