Ever wonder how the tradition of “silverware” got started long ago?  Prior to the invention of refrigeration, silver was prized and used for centuries with eating utensils and drinking goblets because of its resistance to germs.  Silver coins were even dropped into liquids, like milk, to prevent spoilage.  As a soft metal, silver was easy to shape into usable forms, and its bright luster made it attractive for use as tableware.

Medicinal use of silver dates back to the 8^th century with recorded therapeutic benefits of silver nitrate, a naturally occurring silver salt. Silver has been used medicinally for purifying blood and fighting infection, septic wounds, fevers, burns, tonsillitis and other conditions.

Silver plates and pins have been used in surgery to hold bones together and help in the mending of bones and joints.  

The use of colloidal suspension (microscopic particles suspended in liquid) dates back to the mid-eighteen hundreds when it was discovered that diluted amounts of materials suspended in a solution were able to be readily assimilated by the body.