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4. Mercuric nitrate was used in making beaver-fur hats ...

Tue Dec 10, 2013, 04:56 PM

Dec 2013

mercury poisoning left hatters mad as, well, hatters. Hence the "Mad Hatter" in Alice in Wonderland.

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10 dangerous things in Victorian/Edwardian homes (BBC) [View all] eppur_se_muova Dec 2013 OP

I didn't know that one, either Warpy Dec 2013 #1

Mercuric nitrate was used in making beaver-fur hats ... eppur_se_muova Dec 2013 #4

Bad stuff indeed. nt Mnemosyne Dec 2013 #5

Ah yes, Victorian England Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #3

I've always thought that.... bvar22 Dec 2013 #6

Very interesting treestar Dec 2013 #8

They also left out murderous wallpaper jmowreader Dec 2013 #9