The Qur’an An Abiding Wonder
The Qur’an: The Book of God
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twentieth century, however, that this was
demonstrated scientifically. Dr. W.G. Sackett,
formerly with the Colorado Agricultural College
at Fort Collins, attempted to prove that honey
was a carrier of disease much like milk. To his
surprise, all the disease germs he introduced
into pure honey were quickly destroyed. The
germ that causes typhoid fever died in pure
honey after 48 hours’ exposure. Enteritidis,
causing intestinal inflation, lived 48 hours. A
hardy germ which causes bronchopneumonia
and septicemia held out for four days. Bacillus
coli Communis which under certain conditions
causes peritonitis, was dead on the fifth day of
experiment. According to Dr. Bodog Beck, there
are many other germs equally destructible in
honey. The reason for this bactericidal quality in
honey, he said, is in its hygroscopic ability. It
literally draws every particle of moisture out of
germs. Germs, like any other living organism,
perish without water. This power to absorb
moisture is almost unlimited. Honey will draw
moisture from metal, glass, and even stone rocks
(Rosicrucian Digest,
September 1975, p. 11).
