Paul Haigh on tue 30 nov 10
I made an arch form and removed the arch from my wood kiln this weekend. Wh=
en I have fired, I sometimes have had a mouse come out of the insulation on=
the arch to escape the heat. I always felt for the little dude, but there =
was nothing I could do.
Anyway- when removing the insulation I found the nest, which seemed to have=
bisque fired mouse turds in it. Did it eat clay, or was this stuff just bl=
eached out from the heat? I dunno, but thought it was interesting.
Pics of turds and arch removal: http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=3D=
31713&id=3D108145139230652
Paul Haigh
Wiley Hill Mudworks
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Stephani Stephenson on tue 30 nov 10
Wonders never cease!
I got a chuckle out of your post, and also because I just had to see the=
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photos!
Nancy Spinella on thu 2 dec 10
I wouldn't doubt that some clay ended up in his diet, even if accidentally,
though I guess whether the turds are fired clay or just overdried normal
droppings would require more investigation.
Incidentally, people have been known to eat clay --
http://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/22/science/clay-eating-proves-widespread-but=
-reason-is-uncertain.html?pagewanted=3Dall
-- so maybe he found some, thought it was a great digestive, and kept at it=
?
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Paul Haigh wrote:
> I made an arch form and removed the arch from my wood kiln this weekend.
> When I have fired, I sometimes have had a mouse come out of the insulatio=
n
> on the arch to escape the heat. I always felt for the little dude, but th=
ere
> was nothing I could do.
>
> Anyway- when removing the insulation I found the nest, which seemed to ha=
ve
> bisque fired mouse turds in it. Did it eat clay, or was this stuff just
> bleached out from the heat? I dunno, but thought it was interesting.
>
> Pics of turds and arch removal:
> http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=3D31713&id=3D108145139230652p://www.facebook.com/#%21/album.php?aid=3D31713&id=3D108145139230652>
>
>
> Paul Haigh
> Wiley Hill Mudworks
> Web: http://wileyhill.com
> Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/28ggv3w
> etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/WileyHillMudworks
>
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Paul Haigh on thu 2 dec 10
Nancy- that's some weird stuff that I didn't anticipate. I knew a woman wit=
h pica who had the urge to eat just about everything (she had limited commu=
nication ability, or I would have loved to ask her more about it), and have=
heard of people that out of the blue had to eat dirt when they smelled it.=
I'd guess that some of these urges are driven by mineral deficiencies (sup=
posedly people would eat match heads for certail deficiencies as well)
I've heard of southern folk medicine that involved eating clay- sometimes d=
uring pregnancy- which turned out to be quite dangerous. But hey- it's all =
natural :)
Paul Haigh
Wiley Hill Mudworks
Web: http://wileyhill.com
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/28ggv3w
etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/WileyHillMudworks
Suchman ceramics on sat 4 dec 10
maybe ate some insulation too?
On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Paul Haigh wrote:
> Nancy- that's some weird stuff that I didn't anticipate. I knew a woman
> with pica who had the urge to eat just about everything (she had limited
> communication ability, or I would have loved to ask her more about it), a=
nd
> have heard of people that out of the blue had to eat dirt when they smell=
ed
> it. I'd guess that some of these urges are driven by mineral deficiencies
> (supposedly people would eat match heads for certail deficiencies as well=
)
>
> I've heard of southern folk medicine that involved eating clay- sometimes
> during pregnancy- which turned out to be quite dangerous. But hey- it's a=
ll
> natural :)
>
> Paul Haigh
> Wiley Hill Mudworks
> Web: http://wileyhill.com
> Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/28ggv3w
> etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/WileyHillMudworks
>
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David Woof on mon 6 dec 10
12b. Re: bisque fired mouse turds
Posted by: "Paul Haigh" wileyhill@COMCAST.NET=3D20
Date: Thu Dec 2=3D2C 2010 11:42 am ((PST))
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Hi Paul=3D2C=3D20
speaking of clay and turds and of eating clay=3D2C a treatment I know folks=
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ave historically used for the back door trots: peel two large apples=3D2C =
di=3D
scard peelings=3D2C stew the peeled apple=3D2C add kaolin until thickened. =
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ey now have a home made version of Kaopectate.=3D20
I've made up small jars of kaolin as gifts to those who use it for facials.=
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Wet clay is also reputed to draw venom from bee stings and other bug bit=
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es. The Clayart archives contain info on cooking fish and fowl in clay wr=
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aps.......Wonderful magical clay!!!!!.....(usual disclaimer re. medical adv=
=3D
ice: Offered as historic information only.) =3D20
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Woof
Paul writes:=3D
- sometimes during pregnancy- which turned out to be quite dangerous. But h=
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ey- it's all natural :)>
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