7/4/20 Our 50th Issue
Human's Tribune
Volume 3
Issue 4
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Welcome to the 50th Issue of the Human's Tribune!
Happy Independence Day!
By Antoinette Durand
Celebrate our nation's founding with these fun crafts.
4th Slime-
12 oz. Liquid Glue
Blue and Red Food Dye
4-6 TBSP Contact Solution
1 1/2 TSP Baking Soda
Pour 4 oz of glue into 3 containers. Add a different color to each container of glue, one red, one blue, but leave one white. Add 1/2 TSP to each container. Stir well. Add a few TBSP of contact solution to each container, stirring after until fully incorporated. Take the slime out of the bowls. Knead each separately, careful not to mix colors. Knead into balls of slime. Flatten each slime ball, then layer them (red on bottom, white in middle, blue on top). Enjoy!
DIY Chalk-
Plaster of Paris
Water
Tempura Paint or Food Dye
Silicon Mold
Spoon
Bowls
Add 2 TBSP of water to a bowl. Next add 3 TBSP plaster of Paris. Now add food dye or paint, and stir well. You can add a little more water if the mix seems too dry. You can separate the plaster mix before you color it to make multiple colors. For Independence day, I would stick to red, white, and blue.
Fill the molds almost all the way. Add some water to the remaining plaster in the bowl(s) to make it runny. Top off the molds with this runny stuff. Let dry twelve hours before you pop them out of the molds.
Slime recipe from kitchn.
Classic Issue:Scurvy, Not Just For Pirates
By Antoinette Durand
I'll start off by saying that scurvy, while notoriously associated with pirates, can happen to anyone. It takes a long period of time for scurvy to happen, 2-3 months.
4,000 types of mammals can make their own Vitamin C, so Scurvy isn't a problem. Primates, fruit bats, and guinea pigs can't produce Vitamin C. This lack of Vitamin C wasn't as much of a problem when we lived in sub-tropical environments where citrus fruits, etc. are plentiful. When we spread out to more hostile environments, scurvy became prominent. Vitamin C is in broccoli, potatoes, tomatoes, and many more plants. Certain livers and raw meats contain it, too.
Vitamin C is used to to maintain and create collagen. Collagen does everything from making connective tissue to keeping our nails healthy. Your bones get strength from collagen, and it heals wounds. If your body's "store" of Vitamin C goes below 300 MG, Scurvy can occur.
Scurvy will start to make you feel tired and weak. It takes time for other symptoms, such as weight loss, to set in. Your gums swell, teeth loosen and fall out. Your mouth turns into a painful mess. Wounds reopen and bones become brittle. Some blood vessels will fail if Scurvy isn't treated after and extended period of time.
Between 1500 to 1800, Scurvy was the main cause of all naval deaths. It's a horrible, painful death. Your gums can grow over your teeth, forcing surgeons to cut away parts of your gums.
Scurvy is entirely treatable. Some people of past centuries figured out that eating an onion or a potato helps.
The moral of the story: eat your vegetables!
From Stuff You Should Know, the podcast.
Happy Independence Day!
Celebrate our nation's founding with these fun crafts.
4th Slime-
12 oz. Liquid Glue
Blue and Red Food Dye
4-6 TBSP Contact Solution
1 1/2 TSP Baking Soda
Pour 4 oz of glue into 3 containers. Add a different color to each container of glue, one red, one blue, but leave one white. Add 1/2 TSP to each container. Stir well. Add a few TBSP of contact solution to each container, stirring after until fully incorporated. Take the slime out of the bowls. Knead each separately, careful not to mix colors. Knead into balls of slime. Flatten each slime ball, then layer them (red on bottom, white in middle, blue on top). Enjoy!
DIY Chalk-
Plaster of Paris
Water
Tempura Paint or Food Dye
Silicon Mold
Spoon
Bowls
Add 2 TBSP of water to a bowl. Next add 3 TBSP plaster of Paris. Now add food dye or paint, and stir well. You can add a little more water if the mix seems too dry. You can separate the plaster mix before you color it to make multiple colors. For Independence day, I would stick to red, white, and blue.
Fill the molds almost all the way. Add some water to the remaining plaster in the bowl(s) to make it runny. Top off the molds with this runny stuff. Let dry twelve hours before you pop them out of the molds.
Slime recipe from kitchn.
Classic Issue:Scurvy, Not Just For Pirates
By Antoinette Durand
I'll start off by saying that scurvy, while notoriously associated with pirates, can happen to anyone. It takes a long period of time for scurvy to happen, 2-3 months.
4,000 types of mammals can make their own Vitamin C, so Scurvy isn't a problem. Primates, fruit bats, and guinea pigs can't produce Vitamin C. This lack of Vitamin C wasn't as much of a problem when we lived in sub-tropical environments where citrus fruits, etc. are plentiful. When we spread out to more hostile environments, scurvy became prominent. Vitamin C is in broccoli, potatoes, tomatoes, and many more plants. Certain livers and raw meats contain it, too.
Vitamin C is used to to maintain and create collagen. Collagen does everything from making connective tissue to keeping our nails healthy. Your bones get strength from collagen, and it heals wounds. If your body's "store" of Vitamin C goes below 300 MG, Scurvy can occur.
Scurvy will start to make you feel tired and weak. It takes time for other symptoms, such as weight loss, to set in. Your gums swell, teeth loosen and fall out. Your mouth turns into a painful mess. Wounds reopen and bones become brittle. Some blood vessels will fail if Scurvy isn't treated after and extended period of time.
Between 1500 to 1800, Scurvy was the main cause of all naval deaths. It's a horrible, painful death. Your gums can grow over your teeth, forcing surgeons to cut away parts of your gums.
Scurvy is entirely treatable. Some people of past centuries figured out that eating an onion or a potato helps.
The moral of the story: eat your vegetables!
From Stuff You Should Know, the podcast.
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