Subject: Gaseous discharge lights (fwd)
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 190203 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To: emfguru@hotmail.com
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Hi everybody:
Here is another message which was "copied" to me, but I think it
contains some good info for everyone -- particularly those having
an interest in melanoma, fluorescent lights or chinchilla!!! Dr. John
Evans (author of the message below) recently won a landmark case in Canada
concerning the role of EMF in causing or promoting melanoma. (As this
event was a part of our earlier EMF-L list, many of you who are now with
us ... will not have been aware of that.)
Cheerio......
Roy Beavers (EMFguru)
rbeavers@llion.org..............http://www.feb.se/EMF-L/EMF-L.html
................................It is better to light a single candle ...
than to curse the darkness...............................................
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Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 18:09:29 -0400
From: "John D. Evans"
To: marjlundquist@usa.net
Cc: "Roy L. Beavers"
Subject: Re: Your comments about gaseous discharge lights
At 03:08 PM 23/04/98, you wrote:
>.John, how nice to see a message that quotes Dr. Ott! You may be
interested to know that at the beginning of 1998 I began to compile a list
of Dr. Ott's publications (and I began to assemble copies of them, too). I
wanted to review what he had done, and how he had communicated it to the
rest of the world, including the scientific community. The task is not yet
complete, and will probably take most of the rest of the year, since I am
doing it in bits and pieces.
>.This is part of a larger effort of mine that is focussed on fluorescent
lighting. I had begun to wonder just how much evidence there is of the
unhealthfulness of the fluorescent lights we put into so many of our
buildings (libraries, schools, courthouses, government buildings, office
buildings, etc.) and I decided to search the literature to find out. The
result is quite illuminating! It seems that there have been health
complaints reported ever since fluorescent lights came on the scene!
>.In my mind, the question now is whether fluorescent lighting can be made
safe, or not. If it CAN be made safe, the work of Dr. Ott would seem to be
telling us how to do it.
>.This is of particular importance here in the USA because our Congress
passed energy-saving legislation in the early 1900s that requires the use
of energy-efficient fluorescent lighting in buildings! If we cannot make
fluorescent lighting safe and healthful, we in the USA will be in violation
of federal law if we try to protect our health by using some other type of
building lighting! -- Marjorie
>
>
Dear Marjorie,
Thanks for your message. It is good to know that others are becoming
interested in the effects of various colors (visible electromagnetic
frequencies) on living things. I agree that we must be extremely wary of
fluorescent lights. However, John Ott feels that if we use full-spectrum,
cathode-shielded fluorescents we should not be adversely affected. I sent
off a message to Sam Milham which you may find of interest. Much of what I
say has already been discussed on EMFguru's forum, but I feel some of it
bears repeating. You may be especially interested in reading the article I
cite that appeared in THE LANCET about fluorescent lights and malignant
melanoma. Ask your librarian to get a copy for you. Anyway, here is
what I sent to Sam on April 22nd:
****************Copy of my e-mail to Sam Milham***********
Dear Sam Milham,
Further to the comments I posted yesterday to Roy Beavers for distribution
on his list, here are a few more ideas passed on to you directly.
As indicated yesterday, I feel that malignant melanoma cases may be more
prevalent under certain fluorescent lights than under sunlight because of
the distorted spectrum that is emitted by the lights. It is my opinion
that certain high intensity "spikes" of energy from fluorescent tubes can
affect the pineal gland, inhibiting the production of melatonin.
We all know that EMFs can markedly reduce the effectiveness of melatonin
(and tamoxifen) in the body, thus allowing for the enhancement of tumor
growth -- both of the above substances being known as tumor growth
inhibitors. I agree that various human-produced EMFs (along with the
visible and near visible spectrum of natural, unfiltered sunlight) probably
work synergistically to confound the body, upsetting the immune system,
thus allowing for tumor growth. This, I believe, is more evident in
persons who are naturally prone to developing malignant melanoma; i.e.,
those with light skin and blue eyes.
You are probably aware of the study "MALIGNANT MELANOMA AND EXPOSURE TO
FLUORESCENT LIGHTING AT WORK" which appeared in THE LANCET, August 7, 1982,
pp 290 - 293. I do not see that the experimenters classified just what
types of fluorescent lights were the culprits. Their studies seem to
concentrate on the amount of UV rays which are emitted, not >WHICH< UV
rays, the near UV wavelengths or the far UV wavelengths.
John Ott, a bank employee turned time-lapse photographer, found that
various colors of light he used in his experiments caused all kinds of
anomalies in the plants and animals under study. His standard of ordinary
light was the natural spectrum as emitted by the sun. He has shown in
actual experiments with school children that by replacing ordinary
fluorescent lights with full-spectrum, cathode shielded ones, that the
behavior and attention span of the children vastly improved. He feels that
living organisms NEED near ultraviolet light, and the full-spectrum
flourescents include that part of the spectrum. In some lighting fixtures
he even installs a small "black light" tubes to make sure there is enough
of the near UV light present.
When it was fashionable to raise chinchillas for fur, expecting a big
return on one's investment, my brother, George, got caught up in the craze.
With the financial help of a group of entrepreneurial doctors, he built a
special shed for the animals, lighting it with ordinary fluorescent lights.
After moving the animals into the new quarters, almost no new females were
born. The pups were almost all male. The business went down the drain!
John Ott tells of similar experiences with chinchilla breeders across the
continent, until they started to use full-spectrum lights. It is most
interesting to read of the amazing things that happen to plants and animals
in experiments where Ott uses different solid colors of light.
By the way, here is another story that involves chinchillas (and I feel it
has something to do with electromagnetic energy in general). When my
brother first started breeding the animals, he found it very difficult to
predict accurately just when new pups were expected. The chinchillas are
so furry it is impossible to follow the pregnancy just by observing the
changing size of the expectant mother. The best way, he found, was to keep
weighing them, and he could predict within a few days when the pups should
arrive.
One of the reasons for knowing just when the birth is to happen is so that
one can be present and take the little ones away from the mother and put
them in a "safe haven" in her cage where the mother can see them, smell
them, etc. The reason for this is that some animals bred in captivity tend
to kill their own offspring. However, after a brief "getting acquainted"
time takes place with the pups in a safe place, the mother readily accepts
the new little ones and starts nursing them. This means several days of
sitting up with the expectant mother, 24 hours a day, until the pups
arrive. (Breeding stock is so expensive that one does not want to lose any
potential new stock.)
When George told me about this, I asked him whether he kept a log of
arrival times. Yes, he said. We went back over his log and found that in
every case the births took place during what John Alden Knight, in his
"Solunar Tables," calls an "influence period." Knight was interested in
the effects of the pull of the sun and the moon in relation to tidal
changes, and also as to how those two heavenly bodies affect living
creatures. I used to consult his Solunar Tables for the best fishing and
hunting times, as interpolated for the area where we lived at that time. I
found the tables very accurate in predicting feeding and movement times of
various species. [ I now have a program on my computer called "LunaTick: A
Fish and Game Activity Forecaster," which does the forecasting for me. It
is available from AMTECH Inc, 141 Sam Smith Circle, Crawfordville, FL
32327 -- Phone: 904-421-4196; E-mail: amtech@tallahassee.net.]
When George, my brother, started using the Solunar Tables, he was able to
use the weighing technique along with the tables to predict the actual
birth times within an hour or two. That way, he was able to sleep during
the "no activity" periods and sit up only through the "activity periods."
It worked, every time. If anyone doubts how powerful the pull of the sun
and moon is, they need only live near the Bay of Fundy as we used to. One
can witness the vertical rise and fall of the tide by as much as a
three-storey building in six hours. Talk about a natural electromagnetic
force ! ! !
And speaking of natural electromagnetic forces, all living creatures on
this earth have, over many millennia, become acclimatized to the natural
background radiation. It is only in the last 100 years that we have
started in earnest to foul that all up. No wonder people are getting sick
in larger and larger numbers. Hopefully, with the help of those who see
the problems, we'll be able to survive as a species.
Thanks for "listening."
Sincerely,
John
****************End of copied e-mail message****************
It is great that we get so many interesting ideas, concepts, etc., coming
up on EMFgurus list. Here is some more info: A 46-minute color-and-sound
film with time-lapse sequences showing the biological effects of light and
low0level radiation on plants and laboratory animals, is available from
INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU INC (312) 427-4545
332 S Michigan Ave, Chicago IL 60604. The film
also includes time-lapse pictures of hyperactive school children calming
down under the new full-spectrum, radiation-shielded fluorescent lighting.
Sincerely,
John
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* John D. Evans, PhD
* Retired Professor/Counsellor
* E-mail: jdevans@sympatico.ca
* 8 Monroe Court
* Wellington, ON K0K 3L0 Canada
* Phone: 613-399-5089
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* is only opportunity...........(Helen Keller)
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