In a message dated 4/30/99 12:21:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I took this with a grain of salt because I didn't think anyone could survive such a treatment. Could it be that it was used that way and this is what the Iron Rust was for? Any ideas? L.Bell >> Sounds like she was making a spring tonic. She probably didn't know that just daily cooking of meals in her iron skillets, kettles and Dutch ovens was providing her family with a good source of iron. Debby