Re:formaldehyde escalating etc.

Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Sat, 5 Aug 1995 00:37:30 -0400 (EDT)

On Sat, 5 Aug 1995, Russell Cothren wrote:>
> I had a man once ask me if i knew what chem. from photo. was used
> in the manufacturing of crack. He also told me that if i could find out
> that he would pay me big bucks for the stuff. I told him to remove

Well, I'm surprised. I was under the impression that all that info was
available in comic books everywhere, not to mention computer bulletin
boards, paper backs, whatever, just like they tell you how to make
explosives & grow pot!

In any event, Roman & company are certainly right about the effects of
these materials cumulatively, insidiously, ultimately. I only felt (&
still feel) we have to keep a sense of proportion -- our world is full of
carcinogens, the very sheets we sleep in have been hardened in
formaldehude. We also have to live somehow. Here's the message on the
container of gum arabic I opened tonight:

(That's gum arabic, as in gum drops....)

CAUTION!

Do not take internally. Avoid prolonged contact with skin. Do not inhale
dust. Wash thoroughly after handling. Use with adequate ventilation.
Keep container tightly closed. Store in a cool dry place. For laboratory
use only. Not for drug, food, or household use. Keep out of reach of
children.

End of quote.

The only possible warning left off this bulletin is about how anxiety
weakens the immune system. Happy thoughts and pleasurable experiences, it
is scientifically proven (and reported on Science Tuesday in the New York
Times), build up the immune system, our first, indeed some say our only,
line of defense against those selfsame cancer molecules that surround and
inhabit us.

All smiles,

Judy