[Sca-cooks] Re: [Sca-cooks]bezoar stones ivory reworked

[johnna holloway]

See: http://www.melfisher.org/bezoar.htm or
Concretions of various kinds are occasionally
 found in the brain, lungs, heart,
 liver, kidneys, gall-bladder, intestines,
 and urinary bladder. The stomachs of many
 animals afford concretions of different kinds,
 particularly those known under the
 name of Bezoar Stones;
found
at:http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/icapb/collection/instructions/ACS.html
Johnna Holloway

"Mark.S Harris" wrote:>
> Cindy commented:
> > Um. I know you're trying to be gross, but... I saw some worked bezoar
> > stones in a museum in Germany.
>
> Ok. And what are "bezoar stones"?> Stefan