THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
Aluminum silicate: a bit of salt that has this free running agent
in it.
Asbestos: a small piece of asbestos sheeting, an old furnace
gasket, 1/4 inch of a clothes dryer belt that does not say
“Made in USA”, or a crumb of building material being
removed due to its asbestos content (ask a contractor).
Barium: save a few drops from the beverage given clients
scheduled for an X-ray. Lipstick that has barium listed in
the ingredients.
Benzene: an old can of rubber cement (new supplies do not
have it). A tsp. of asphalt crumbs from a driveway.
Beryllium: a piece of coal; a few drops of “coal oil” or lamp
oil.
Bismuth: use a few drops of antacid with bismuth in it.
Bromine: bleached “brominated” flour.
Cadmium: scrape a bit off a galvanized nail, paint from a
hobby store.
Cesium: scrape the surface of a clear plastic beverage bottle.
CFCs (freon): ask an electronics expert for a squirt from an
old aerosol can that used freon as a cleaner. (Squirt into
water, outdoors, put the water in a sample bottle.)
Chromate: scrape an old car bumper.
Cobalt: pick out the blue and green crumbs from detergent. A
sample of cobalt containing paint should also suffice.
Chlorine: a few drops of pure, old fashioned Clorox.TM
Copper: ask your hardware clerk to cut a small fragment off a
copper pipe of the purest variety or a ¼ inch of pure copper
wire.
Ergot: a teaspoon of rye grains, or rye bread. Add grain al-
cohol to preserve.
Ether: automotive supply store (engine starting fluid).
Ethyl alcohol (grain alcohol): the purest “drinking” alcohol
available. EverclearTM in the United States, ProtecTM
(potable) in Mexico.
