Vermont  +  134539 Tue, 06 Sep 05 07:18 PM 1 And my glee was roused because I had caught Mr. Kipling napping. Here I had found a man not made from dust; one who had no narrow boasts of birthplace or country, one who, if he bragged at all, would brag of his whole round globe against the Martians and the inhabitants of the Moon. What does 'a man not made from dust' mean? Thanx! Vermont Joined on Tue, Aug 16 2005 New Member 28

	Antonia  +  134546 Tue, 06 Sep 05 08:55 PM Hi Vermont, This is just a guess (I couldn't find the expression in the dictionaries, not even on google) I think that it means that the man in question has a reputation or the roots-perhaps his origins (his family is well known and appreciated). That he is not a no-name. Antonia Joined on Fri, Mar 11 2005 Contributing Member 1,266

	May L.  +  134555 Tue, 06 Sep 05 09:45 PM Hi! I think it's something from the Bible: that all people are created from dust and return to dust. Maybe "not made of dust" is supposed to mean that this man was somehow different from all the other people? May L. Joined on Fri, May 27 2005 Russia New Member 41

	MrPedantic  +  134586 Wed, 07 Sep 05 12:19 AM Yes; I think Adam was made out of dust and spittle. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 13,616 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...

	davkett  +  134615 Wed, 07 Sep 05 03:14 AM  MrPedantic wrote: Yes; I think Adam was made out of dust and spittle. I think the spittle was from another story about healing a blind man.   davkett Joined on Tue, Jun 7 2005 Pennsylvania, USA Senior Member 2,788 "The rose stays fresh in its name..." -Bernard of Morlay

	MrPedantic  +  134668 Wed, 07 Sep 05 07:54 AM Quite right. Thanks, Davkett! MrP MrPedantic