What before RayMears?

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yup Jak, that sounds feesable

 

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That's interesting Ed. So it's an old Country bit of knowledge. Cool :super:

 

[Ed]

Well anyone who puts an ash log on a fire that has a cramp ball on it will see that the cramp ball burns like charcoal (as a coal) ...... simple oberservation.... even for a 5yr old.

Ed

 

[Gary]

I've not managed to track back how far Crampball as a coal goes but it must go back to the time of the Doctrine of something-or-other, (sorry brains gone phut), where they believed a plant told you what it was good.

For example as Lungwort leaves look like an infected lung so was used for lung disorders, the roots of Pilewort resemble - I'll let you work out what that is good for yourself, so it seems logical that as Daldinia concentrica looks like a charred piece of wood...

Jak do you mean sympathetical medicine - where if it looks like a hand its used to treat hand injures ect?

 

[Ed]

I've not managed to track back how far Crampball as a coal goes but it must go back to the time of the Doctrine of something-or-other, (sorry brains gone phut),

Doctrine of Signatures ;-) There is a very old copy in the british library but I can't remember the date.

Ed

 

[jakunen]

That's the one Ed!

(Sorry, in serious need for sleep. Should know the name as have discussed it frequently...especially in relation to medieval medicine)

 

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Well anyone who puts an ash log on a fire that has a cramp ball on it will see that the cramp ball burns like charcoal (as a coal) ...... simple oberservation.... even for a 5yr old.

Ed

Fair one :wave:

 

[jakunen]

Presume that where 'charcoal' comes from. Its 'charred' wood that looks and burns like coal...

 

[Gary]

Not sure Tomtom.

Does anybody know if Roy Croft ever wrote a book?

Another interesting thought, if Ray had managed to pass his army/marine selection and had joined the forces I wonder if bushcraft would be as popular as it is? Maybe he'd have joined the forces camp and this site would now be called SurvivalUK!!

Just a thought ..... now back to Roy Croft..........

Derrr I just realised the guys name isnt Roy Croft its Thomas Roycroft - no one noticed but hey best get it right eh!?

 

[Paganwolf]

:roll:

 

[Hoodoo]

That would be when he took Stickeen out onto the glacier... ): ):
Yep, quite an amazing story. Thanks for the link, that's quite and awesome story too.....it would be fantastic to think that she made it all the way to siberia :ekt:

Stickeen's story is online. Click on the link below, and then on Stickeen in the left column. Then under "Muir's Writings," click on Stickeen: The Story of a Dog.

Stickeen