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Who are the Danbury madmen?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Danbury, Connecticut was noted for its hat industry. The industry used a procedure called "carroting" to finish the hats, which involved an orange-colored, Mercury-infused solution. Many of the hatters who worked on Danbury hats developed mercury poisoning, which causes drooling, twitching, and difficulties in clear thinking and speech. These hatters became known as the Danbury madmen.

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12y ago

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