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When all was water, the animals lived above in Galunlati but it was very crowded and they wanted more room. Dayunisi, the little Water-beetle, offered to go see what was below the water. It repeatedly dived to the bottom and came up with soft mud eventually forming the island we call earth. The island was suspended by cords at each of the cardinal points to the sky vault, which is solid rock.
Birds were sent down to find a dry place to live but none could be found. The Great Buzzard, the father of all buzzards we see now, flew down close to the earth while it was still soft. He became tired and his wings began to strike the ground. Where they struck the earth became a valley and where they rose up again became a mountain and thus the Cherokee country was created.
The animals came down after the earth dried but all was dark so they set the sun in a track to go every day across the island from east to west. At first the sun was too close to the island and too hot. They raised the sun again and again, seven times, until it was the right height just under the sky arch. The highest place, Gulkwagine Digalunlatiyun, is "the seventh height".
The animals and plants were told to keep watch for seven nights but as the days passed many begin to fall asleep until on the seventh night only the owl, panther, and a couple of others were still awake. These were given the power to see in the dark and prey on the birds and animals that sleep at night. Of the plants, only the cedar, the pine, the spruce, the holly, and the laurel were awake to the end and were therefore given the power to be always green and to be the greatest medicine, but to the others it was said: "Because you have not endured to the end you shall lose your hair every winter."
Men came after animals and plants. At first there were only a brother and sister until he struck her with a fish and told her to multiply, and so it was. In seven days a child was born to her and thereafter every seven days another until there was danger that the world could not keep up with them. Then it was made that a woman should have only one child in a year, and it has been so ever since.

from James Mooney's History, Myths, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees ISBN 0-914875-19-1
Copyright ©1996 Ken Martin

"Silver Fillings"

Mercury-Silver Fillings: An Historical Perspective And Update

by Bill Wolfe, D.D.S., N.M.D., I.A.O.M.T. Graduate of Baylor University College of Dentistry.

What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature and vaporizes very easily at body temperature?

What metal is the second most biouncompatible, naturally occuring element?

What metal makes up approximately 50% of the "silver" fillings in your mouth?

The answer to all of the above-

MERCURY

About 1830, a revolutinary new dental restorative material called "amalgam" was introduced to the United States. This amalgam was developed in England and France and contained silver, tin, copper, zinc and -mercury. The amalgam fillings were not openly embraced by organized dentistry in America, and in 1840, members of the American Society of Dental Surgeons were required to sign pledges not to use mercury fillings. In fact, several New York city dentists were suspended from this organization in 1848 for "malpractice for using silver mercury fillings". In 1959, a new organization was formed as a result of the internal strife over the use of mercury in dentistry - the American Dental Association.

So what chronological events have occurred which have resulted in the currrent controversy over mercury in fillings, much the same as 160 years ago?

History of the Dental Amalgam Controversy

1819: Invention of dental silver - mercury amalgam by the English chemist, Bell.

1826: First use of dental amalgam in England and France.

1830: Amalgam fillings first used in the U.S.

1840: Organized dentistry denounced the use of amalgam as a poor fillings material, especially due to concerns about mercury poisoning.

- American Society of Dental Surgeons formed. Members were required not to use mercury fillings.

1859: American Dental Association was formed. The ADA supported the use of silver amalgam then as the filling material of choice, as it still does today.

1926: The German chemist, Dr. Alfred Stock researched mercury poisoning and identified through his research that silver amalgam fillings in the mouth were a source of mercury vapor.

1957: Dr. Karl O. Frykholm's studies in Sweden concluded that when saliva covered the amalgam filling, mercury is no longer released.

1976: The federal Drug Administration pronounced acceptance of amalgam fillings and "grandfathered" their approval under the G.R.A.S. (generally recognized as safe) category, due to its long term usage.

1979: Research began appearing in the literature documenting that mercury vapor was consistantly being released from amalgam fillings, especially when the fillings were stimulated by chwing, brushing, or heat exposure.

1984: Human autopsy studies were published which demonstrated that the amount of mercury found in brain and kidney tissue was directly related to the amount of mercury amalgam fillings int he teeth.

- Significant research at the University of Calgary School of Medicine demonstrated that mercury from dental amalgam fillings could be found in the blood and tissues of pregnant mothers and their babies within a few days.

1990: The first controlled research on the effects of dental amalgam were published. The research cited significant effects of dental amalgam were published. The research cited significant effects of mercury amalgam on various tissues and organs in experiments with monkey's and sheep.

- The media became involved when the TV show "60 minutes" aired a segment entitled, "Is There A Poison In Your Mouth?"

1991: Many D.A.M.S. (Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome) support groups, became more active in consumer awareness of the mercury amalgam issue.

The first products liability suit against a manufacturer of dental amalgam in connection with mercury poisoning was filed in Tennesse.

-Consumer activist groups along with concerned legislators beganto introduce "informed consent" Legislation, whereby a dential would be required to inform the patient of contents of tthe contents of the amalgam filling and the potential harmfull effects of the mercury component (Such legeislation was voted down in committee in New Mexico after being unanimously passed the previous week by the same committee).

-Sweden declared that amalgam will be banned. (The majority of dentists are voluntarily not using amalgams in pregnant woman).

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