Don’t ask how Poe wrote anything
Don’t ask how Poe wrote anything
The answer is Syphilis
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What's that about hats?
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Mercury was used to stiffen hats for a long time. That is also the background for the “mat hatters”.
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Bow do you stiffen something with mercury?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury(II)_nitrate specifically.
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Very carefully.
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Mats with hats?
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Mad as a hatter, mercury poisoning.
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