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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Mad as a hatter #122896 02/15/04 09:37 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA The Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" was doubtless insane from exposure to elemental mercury and/or its compounds. Hat makers in the 19th Century used mercury to work felt. Repeated exposure to its vapours causes neuropsychiatric symptoms which are well documented. The expression "mad as a hatter" is not without its medical historical referent. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted amalgam wwh 02/14/04 08:40 PM Re: amalgam belMarduk 02/15/04 04:10 PM Re: amalgam Father Steve 02/15/04 08:57 PM Re: amalgam wwh 02/15/04 09:16 PM Mad as a hatter Father Steve 02/15/04 09:37 PM Re: amalgam grapho 02/15/04 10:44 PM Re: amalgam wwh 02/15/04 11:17 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,318 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 775 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,535 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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