Guest guest Posted February 15, 2000 Report Share Posted February 15, 2000 >Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:52:42 GMT > From: " morgan hagler " <elsbethlee@...> >Subject: Need a little help >soap from scratch . Does anyone out there know how to make lye from wood >ash or of any links that could help me. The deadline for the Hi, I remember reading about how to do this years ago when I first made soap...I never tried it...but then it also took me well over 20 years to try and make soap again! I think the article was in " Mother Earth News " or the old " Foxfire " books that were written about old mountain folk ways. I recall the description of the contraption that they used to extract the lye: You need a barrel about half filled with packed straw. The barrel needs to be up on blocks and have nail holes in the bottom so it can drain...I suppose you need a basin of some sort under the barrel. Then using only hardwood ashes, fill the barrel almost to the top. Take an old bucket or pan and put several small nail holes in the bottom and suspend that over the open barrel top. The idea was to fill the top basin with water and let the water slowly " perk " down through the ashes and through the straw to the bottom of the barrel. As it drained out, it was collected and then when you had enough, boiled down to concentrate the lye. I also heard about this kind of thing rigged up to a downspout from a barn, so rainwater, perked down through the ash and straw. I think that the straw layer was there to provide extra surface for the ash to pack into and give the water more time to leach the lye out. Anyway, it sounded entirely too hard and time consuming. I remember asking my grandmother if that was how they did it on the farm when she was a girl and she laughed and said " heavens no, we bought our lye! " Good luck, Michele ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 Did you ever get any response? I would help you, but I'm not sure either. Anybody? >From: " morgan hagler " <elsbethlee@...> >Reply-onelist >onelist >Subject: Need a little help >Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:52:42 GMT > >From: " morgan hagler " <elsbethlee@...> > >Hello, >I am somewhat new to this list ,but have been making soap for a number of >years. I recently entered a arts and science competition and want to make >soap from scratch . Does anyone out there know how to make lye from wood >ash or of any links that could help me. The deadline for the competition is >in so I need to get started soon on this project. > >Thanks for all your help >Pax > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 In a message dated 03/09/2000 8:48:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, bettyjean@... writes: << >Hello, >I am somewhat new to this list ,but have been making soap for a number of >years. I recently entered a arts and science competition and want to make >soap from scratch . Does anyone out there know how to make lye from wood >ash or of any links that could help me. The deadline for the competition is >in so I need to get started soon on this project. > >Thanks for all your help >Pax > >> This is an interesting site, has a section on how to make lye but it addresses a few other toiletries as well...old style. http://www.oldcity.demon.co.uk/shez/shez3.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Perhaps search for their names on PubMed and see if any of them are actively engaged in up to date research? Rheumatology is a moderately fast moving field, so if for example you've got someone who is only around 30-40 and has a few papers to their name, could be worth trying them (I tend to like my specialists one of 2 ways, either young, eager and enthusiastic, or much older for the sheer experience). titch-- The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling - a Poundstone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Ask for patient referrals.... ?txbluebelle <txbluebelle@...> wrote: My internist recommended that I go to a rheumatologist. The only problem is the two names he gave me no longer take my insurance. I have found the names of three people a reasonable driving distance who say they will take my insurance, but I am having a terrible time trying to REALLY find out something about these guys.The best I can tell, no one has done anything awful, but how can I figure out which one is GOOD? Kathy Need Mail bonding?Go to the Q&A for great tips from Answers users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Kathy, Have you used this list from the American Acad. of Rhuematology: http://www.rheumatology.org/directory/city.asp? hCountry=USA & city=Houston & cbxPediatric= & cbxPatientCare=Yes & state=TX It looks like you can at least see who is doing ongoing research and involved in different types of patient care. Some of it is " chemistry " anyway...I would make an appointment with a few " promising " candidates and work my way through them until I found a good match. This is likely to be a long term relationship so you will want to find someone you like, as well as someone well qualified. As always, work of mouth is a good place to start, but I am not sure in your case it would really apply...since you are not the run of the mill arthritis sufferer. When you call to make an appt maybe you can find out what percentage of the practice is devoted to patients with spinal issues. Good luck! Cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Hi Kathy... If they’re in private practice, there’s probably very little you can find out about them. If they’re university doctors, or if they did fellowships, you’re likely to find citations on PubMed. I’d probably Google the names to see if I could come up with anything. -- On 3/12/07 9:14 AM, " txbluebelle " <txbluebelle@...> wrote: My internist recommended that I go to a rheumatologist. The only problem is the two names he gave me no longer take my insurance. I have found the names of three people a reasonable driving distance who say they will take my insurance, but I am having a terrible time trying to REALLY find out something about these guys. The best I can tell, no one has done anything awful, but how can I figure out which one is GOOD? Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Rhematologists are not like surgeons. Referrals are far less likely to be really meaningful. I found my rhematologist through a referral from my PCP at the time. When I first saw him, I didn’t like him, and ask my PCP for another referral. My PCP responded that he’d never heard anything (good or bad) about any other rhematologists. Patient referrals for rhematologists are most likely to be a response to the doctor’s personality, and would have little, if anything, to do with their actual ability. If you live near a university with a medical school, that’s probably a good place to find someone. -- On 3/12/07 9:33 AM, " Ken Leonard " <kclnt777@...> wrote: Ask for patient referrals.... ? txbluebelle <txbluebelle@...> wrote: My internist recommended that I go to a rheumatologist. The only problem is the two names he gave me no longer take my insurance. I have found the names of three people a reasonable driving distance who say they will take my insurance, but I am having a terrible time trying to REALLY find out something about these guys. The best I can tell, no one has done anything awful, but how can I figure out which one is GOOD? Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 And... Don’t expect overnight miracles. I worked with my rhematologist for well over a year before I had any discernable difference. -- On 3/12/07 1:10 PM, " cammaltby " <cammaltby@...> wrote: Some of it is " chemistry " anyway...I would make an appointment with a few " promising " candidates and work my way through them until I found a good match. This is likely to be a long term relationship so you will want to find someone you like, as well as someone well qualified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Kathy, Did you try the American Medical Association? In Mass we also have the Mass medical board where you can find out all sorts of stuff as each physician has a profile and you can find out if they have been sued and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I am seeking a place to buy epsom salts in bulk-but I am not finding anything local-and I really don't want to order them online. I am in Austin,TX-we are the family with the Autism Service Dog,who is still being denied access. We have 2 options with this-1.Contact the Media ,2. Call a lawyer. I have seizures, and this is a major stresser for me-I need the epsom salts,but not nearly as much as my sons. Thanks in advance for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I don't know about bulk, but I just pick mind up at Wal-mart. Sorry. Tammy Need a little help I am seeking a place to buy epsom salts in bulk-but I am not finding anything local-and I really don't want to order them online. I am in Austin,TX-we are the family with the Autism Service Dog,who is still being denied access. We have 2 options with this-1.Contact the Media ,2. Call a lawyer. I have seizures, and this is a major stresser for me-I need the epsom salts,but not nearly as much as my sons. Thanks in advance for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 > I am seeking a place to buy epsom salts in bulk- Watch the ingredients of bulk epsom salts, many of them are contaminated with things you want to avoid, like mercury. I would contact a pharmacy, or where you buy it now, and ask about a bulk discount. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Dana, R us serious???? I did not know that! OMG. Would it actually say mercury on the bag under the ingredients. I called my pharmacy here in Canada and they couldn't help me. I even use the scented ones. Are those ok? What should I look out for? Heleni danasview <danasview@...> wrote: > I am seeking a place to buy epsom salts in bulk- Watch the ingredients of bulk epsom salts, many of them are contaminated with things you want to avoid, like mercury. I would contact a pharmacy, or where you buy it now, and ask about a bulk discount. Dana --------------------------------- Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 > > Dana, > R us serious???? I did not know that! OMG. Would it actually say mercury on the bag under the ingredients. I don't know, but I know a few people who have called suppliers and that is what they were told. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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