In a way, the sense of quality has improved, the status symbol of the small things is gone, and it is acceptable to use stainless steel, even if the neighbour uses silver.
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Silver is used in the electronics industry and is consumed daily; stock piles of silver are dwindling.
I do like silver. I love antiques. I collect Georgian glass at home. When you think about how fragile that it is and think about how long these things have lasted - some of it is 400 years old - I find the history of these things extraordinary.
Quicksilver is used for many purposes; without it, neither silver nor brass can be properly gilt.
A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy.
As a precious metal, silver is also money.
All metallics are neutrals. So it is absolutely fine to mix gold and silver; you just want it to look like it has purpose.
In Italy, everybody buys silver for every special occasion. Baptisms, weddings, you get silver.
You don't need a silver fork to eat good food.
Today, medical devices such as catheters and stethoscopes use silver, and every hospital in the western world uses silver sulfadiazine to prevent infections.
We know well enough that if we repeal this law and give nothing for it, the people of this country will regard it as a total demonetization of silver, which it will be, so far as this Congress is concerned, without any question.
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