Cob: cow dung flung
Darel Henman
henman at it.to-be.co.jp
Tue Nov 6 20:39:58 CST 2001
Charmaine R Taylor wrote:
>
> I can give 3 anecdotals (sp?) on dung in cob/earth.
> . its also been used in Africa and other countries ( Like UK, etc) for
> centuries to add to the plasters of earth, adds a waterproof abilty,
> plus it has organic fiber from a vegan source. :>
It's also interesting to note that this fibre would have been fermenting
in the cows stomachs for some time, by the inherent bacteria on the
fibres themselves and/or by the yeast/bacteria in the cows stomachs.
>
> PS did I mention www.cowswithguns.com website? ...cow dung flung is
> one of the choruses...very funny song..go listen
Is it a mud wall building song?