Airehead Posted September 30, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 30, 2017 Is this a Lewis Carroll invention or is it because hatters were poisoned by Mercury? discus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted September 30, 2017 Share #2 Posted September 30, 2017 Mercury vapors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted October 1, 2017 Share #3 Posted October 1, 2017 It's been my understanding that it's because hatters used mercury in the felting process when making such hats. It would seem that Lewis Carroll's "Mad Hatter" would have made much less sense as a name unless the the saying "Mad as a hatter," was already in vogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted October 1, 2017 Share #4 Posted October 1, 2017 59 minutes ago, Airehead said: Is this a Lewis Carroll invention or is it because hatters were poisoned by Mercury? discus. “Oh, you can’t help that, we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted October 1, 2017 Share #5 Posted October 1, 2017 The Hatters were on mercury, L. Carroll perhaps some other mind shifter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 1, 2017 Share #6 Posted October 1, 2017 Why do you ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted October 1, 2017 9 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Why do you ask? Because we are planning dinner in Phoenixville, PA for Tuesday night. Our Airedale friend from Austriala asked me to invite a guy from Texas who will be at the show too. I said that I did not know him and she said, "He is mad as a hatter but harmless." So now we are 16 for dinner. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted October 1, 2017 Share #8 Posted October 1, 2017 I never knew any of this! Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted October 1, 2017 Share #9 Posted October 1, 2017 6 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I never knew any of this! Yay! I wonder how mercury is used in making felt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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