Mad Hatter Day, etc.

October 6, 2008

Mad as a Hatter,
Crazy ‘cuz of mercury
Used on his fur hat. 

 

It’s Come and Take it Day, Mad Hatter Day, Physician Assistant Day, and American Pharmacist Month.  When I was in high school my science teacher told us that fur used to be processed in mercury (if I remember correctly) and that mercury would seep in through the skin and poison people.