I agree. I use it on my family's stones. Linda > I hate to be the one to break the news, but the idea > that shaving cream harms tombstones is a legend, with > no basis in reality at all. > > The "information" posted in the savinggraves link > given below is based on a KNOWN HOAX. It is simply a > copycat of the well known "Ban DHMO" hoax. Anyone who > is willing to accept the suggestion that shaving cream > can harm tombstones really should first familarize > themselves with the original hoax. You can find a > great "Ban DHMO" site here: > > http://www.dhmo.org/ > > Just like the 'Ban DHMO' hoax, the 'ban shaving cream' > hoax works on the same basis...a reliance on the fact > that people are wholly unfamiliar with chemistry in > general, and will spend no time at all investigating > the claims made by the hoax, and instead just blindly > accept them as fact, and then pass it on to other > unsuspecting folks - - just like all hoaxes. > > But even a cursory investigation into the matter will > reveal that the claims made against the constituents > in shaving cream are not just wrong, but are > ridiculous. For example, from the savinggraves link > just cited: > > "These have many ingredients harmful to tombstones > (like butane) and in some cases can be abrasive." > > Please...butane? Butane is *a gas*. It has a boiling > point (-0.5 C) that is below the freezing point of > water (the major constituent of shaving cream), and is > used as a propellant. Butane is under pressure in the > can, but when released from the can, is under normal > pressure of one atmosphere, and is thus volatilized > long before it could even be applied to the stone. > > There are lots of sites all over the internet that > make all kinds of claims. Some of them cite the > evidence that shows their claim is true. The rest make > claims without seeing any need for substantiating > documentation at all. These latter claims are called > legends, and like bigfoot and the abominable snowman, > people believe them. > > Ask yourself this question: If shaving cream harms > tombstones, then where is the evidence that it does? > Not "where is yet another site that makes the same > claim", but where is the evidence itself? Has anyone > ever seen any actual evidence (data, measurements, > anything)? Of course you haven't, because there isn't > any. And there isn't any because it is the product of > a KNOWN HOAX. > > I am going to quote E.D. here "There is a great deal > of > information out there on caring for old tombstones and > a lot of misinformation is available." > > You said that right...there is a lot of MISINFORMATION > available. > > Brock Way > Genealogy without documentation is mythology. > > > From: "E.D. Seevers" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [MO-CEM] I HAVE OVER 110 CEMETERY PHOTOS > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:51:29 -0600 > > > > I don't know how familiar you are with tombstone > rubbings, but you might > want to read this article before you do. Many older > stones are very fragile > and rubbings can deteriorate them further. There is a > great deal of > information out there on caring for old tombstones and > a lot of > misinformation is available. The best practice is to > just be careful and > remember that future generations may want to view > these valuable resources > also. > > http://www.savinggraves.com/education/bookshelf/rubbings.htm > > The information under this heading is particularly > useful... A NOTE ABOUT > SHAVING CREAM, FLOUR OR CHALK. I've found that 3D > moldings of the stone > work very well and aluminum foil is great. It can be > purchased cheaply at > discount stores. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== MO-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett [email protected] > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >