It was precisely because of this guy that Dr. Hannes Lindemann decided to do his crossing of the Atlantic, first in an African freighter canoe and then in a double Klepper. He wanted to disprove the theory and was quite worked up about it. When Lindemann was the featured speaker at the 1993 West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium there was still fire in his eye when he talked of that Frenchman and his theory about drinking sea water. You would think that the argument had just happened the previous week instead of 40 years earlier!!! But that is very Lindemann-like. ralph diaz alan h gurevich wrote: > > For those interested in a bit of heresy, a French physician did a solo > crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with the specific goal of seeing if he could > live off the sea. > > His book, "The Voyage of the Heretique" (should be underlined, not in " ", > but I can't figure out how to do that - my apology to all you language > mavens out there), was published in English by Simon and Schuster in 1953, > Library of Congress catalog number 54-5813. It's not only an enjoyable read > of what some will do "in the pursuit of science" (and thank the cosmic > muffin they exist), but also for his views AND actual experience in > drinking sea water. > > When you boil it down to the essence (pun intended) he says he calculated > he could absorb 800-900 grams of salt water a day, for about 5 days, before > toxcicity would become acute. I realize this may not directly address the > cooking with seawater question, but would be good to know in a survival > situation, assuming you believe the good Doctor. > > For those who live in the Pacific Northwest, the Seattle Public Library > has, or at least did, a copy of the book in their reference stacks. > > Alan Gurevich/Seattle > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 26 2000 - 11:37:44 PDT
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