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good one alf also centrelink judy >From: Alf Cousins <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Maggots & Leaches NOT Magnents - Dr. Bob or others >Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 18:18:20 +0930 > >I too can add weight to the testimony that maggots clear up ulcerated >flesh. >The Burma Railway (WW2) is evidence enough. But, I caution against the >assertion that 'they do not eat healthy flesh'. Ask any sheep farmer and he >will tell you of the effects of Fly Blow, when the sheep is literally eaten >alive by maggots. Maggots exude (secrete) digestive enzymes onto the >surface >they crawl on, in order to soften the tissue and make it easier to ingest. >This will lead to the breakdown of healthy tissue, in time. > >The practice of using leeches has never died out, but it has changed. Today >you will find them behind doors with titles such as Tax Office or Attorney. >Alf >Adelaide > >-----Original Message----- >From: davidmeigs [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Thursday, 3 August 2000 16:15 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Maggots & Leaches NOT Magnents - Dr. Bob or others > > >1st - My wife who has been in the field for many years has seen maggots >used many times. > >2nd - Dr. Bob perhaps you could give your input on leaches and why they >were used to alleviate symptoms such as fever. I know that it was >ludicrous, but in a way it did work. A doctor explained it to me once. >Somthing to do with shutting down the bodies ability to fight the >infection, >therefore reducing fever or somthing like that. Did the "science" of the >time understand "how" leaches work? > > >David Meigs aka: Pappy >[log in to unmask] ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com