Re: [pyrnet] Pyr Poo

[Julie Johnston <raven4luck@adelphia.net>]

Since the subject of poop came up here's an interesting historical fact
about the use of dog poop in the tanning of leather.  I first heard of album
graecum when my family was playing some game with odd words and you had to
guess the true definition.  Album graecum came up and I've never forgotten
it.  So now you know what those white pyr poops are!  Quiz to follow
tomorrow.  (-;

Julie

>Other useful dungs include puer, dog dung mixed with water that was once used
>by tanners to treat hides and skins; and album graecum, the dried dung of dogs
>and hyenas that is sometimes used in dressing leather. A Latin term, album
>graecum literally means Greek white and refers to the fact that the substance
>becomes white when exposed to air.
>http://www.m-w.com/wftw/00sep/090800.ht
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 Well, don't that beat the mousy band.
 "The Green Mile"

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> From: Lnor4@aol.com
> Reply-To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 19:05:03 EST
> To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
> Subject: [pyrnet] Pyr Poo
> 
> Ah, here I go again <G> !  One of the absolute greatest aspects of feeding
> your dog the barf diet it the poo-factor. Nice chalky white little gems which
> just seems to turn to powder and blow away (well....)
> Ok, I know, "go back to the barf list....!"
> Linda
> 
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