tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post2335803333681752226..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: “His looks were as mad as could be”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-82535056282471888122010-03-31T10:31:22.758-05:002010-03-31T10:31:22.758-05:00And I don't think symptoms of lead poisoning w...And I don't think symptoms of lead poisoning wax and wane, while those of schizophrenia do. The situation you describe sounds very trying for everyone.Chauceriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-9131152257102616922010-03-30T16:30:39.261-05:002010-03-30T16:30:39.261-05:00But why would these men’s behavior have stood out ...But why would these men’s behavior have stood out from that of all the other men who were using the same dinnerware? Why wasn’t the whole population showing the same symptoms, getting worse as people aged? <br /><br />The same questions arise when people posit environmental exposure to arsenic as a cause of some historic figures’ illnesses or deaths. Arsenic <i>was</i> found in many products, but that means <i>many</i> people who didn’t exhibit the same problems were equally exposed.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-28928053118261791002010-03-30T16:19:16.271-05:002010-03-30T16:19:16.271-05:00Classic symptoms of lead poisoning. These guys wer...Classic symptoms of lead poisoning. These guys were polluted by their own dinnerware. Go do forensics on the remains - the lead is still there.JT in Dedhamnoreply@blogger.com