MAD HATTER

Starting in the 17th century hatters lost their minds. It turns out they were being poisoned. Back then hats were almost always made from felt. Hatters made their own felt using a process called “carroting”. This involved separating fur from animal skin. Hatters used mercuric nitrate to help the process along. This exposed them to mercury vapors. At the time people had no idea how harmful those were. Once inhaled the lungs absorbed the mercury vapors. It then entered the blood and ultimately the brain. The effects include:irritability, low self-confidence, depression, apathy, shyness and timidity and in some extreme cases with prolonged exposure to mercury vapors, delirium, personality changes and memory loss occur as a result, sometimes even death.

So if you know an Irritable hatter, they have no Excuse !!!

5 MINUTES

It was a breezy day.

I was perched on top of the water tank listening to Malare….(premam movie sonh)

Then I looked to my right side, there in the glade of concrete jungle saw a family of mom and kids eating breakfast. Enjoyed the dight. Then, suddenly in one of the trees beside our home a sparrow flew up into the sky and dived back down. Looked to my left side and there in the distance among one of the trees lining the road inside Pearl Village saw two white butterflies fluttering. Again looking ahead saw a pair of birds flying to my left side. Tracking them I ended up looking at a tree, again. There I saw another three white butterflies fluttering. Again I looked to my right side and there in the glade I saw a girl child in yellow and red floral pattern frock hopping like a rabbit to three young girls. Finally when I looked ahead, saw an eagle gliding towards me and passed by my right side and away, as if a farewell to this moment of beauty.