[DOC] [TLE] Mad hatter disease - Wikipedia [PAR] Mad hatter disease, or mad hatter syndrome, was an occupational disease 
among hatmakers, caused by chronic mercury poisoning. It affected those whose 
felting work involved prolonged exposure to mercury ... In the United States, the 
mercury-based process continued to be adopted until as late as 1941, when it 
was... [DOC] [TLE] Google Answers: The Use of Mercury in Hatmaking [PAR] The phrases 'mad as a hatter' and 'mad as a March hare' were ... Prolonged 
exposure to the mercury vapors caused mercury poisoning. ... in the hat industry 
gives this account of how mercury came to be used in ... On December 1, 1941 
the United States Public Health Service banned the use of mercury in... [DOC] [TLE] The Mad Hatter Syndrome: mercury and biological toxicity ... [PAR] Jan 6, 2006 ... The phrase is still used today to describe the effects of mercury poisoning, ... 
Chelation was first used in the 1940s by the U.S. Navy to treat lead... [DOC] [TLE] Mad as a hatter - Corrosion Doctors [PAR] A story passed down in the hat industry gives this account of how mercury came 
to ... was widespread in the felt industry, and mercury poisoning became endemic
. ... The phrases 'mad as a hatter' and "mad as a March hare" were common at the 
... 1941 the United States Public Health Service banned the use of mercury in... [DOC] [TLE] The Not-So-Mad Hatter: Occupational Hazards of Mercury [PAR] The phrase "mad as a hatter" was in use 30 years prior to the publication of ... 
Telltale signs of mercury poisoning also included those often seen in hatters: ... to 
mercury use in hat-making were documented as early as 1874.7 U.S. Patent... [DOC] [TLE] As mad as a hatter - meaning and origin. - The Phrase Finder [PAR] Mad as a hatter - the meaning and origin of this saying. ... A neurotoxicologist 
correspondent informs me that "Mercury exposure can cause aggressiveness ... 
That could be enough to convince us that this is the source of the phrase. The 
circumstantial evidence is rather against the millinery origin though and, beyond 
the fact... [DOC] [TLE] etymology - Are hatters really mad? - English Language & Usage ... [PAR] Dec 23, 2013 ... The users who voted to close gave this specific reason: ... Milliners making hats 
from other materials did not suffer this fate, ... Mercury poisoning causes 
Korsakoff's syndrome, characterized by tremors, drooling, mood swings and 
delirium. ... Finally, a preexisting phrase, mad as a March Hare was also used... [DOC] [TLE] Mercury in the felt-hat industry [PAR] Sep 14, 1997 ... ... of the local union of United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers. ... First among 
the major studies of mercury poisoning in the American felt-hat .... Gardner (
Dodgson 1960) has pointed out that the phrases "mad as a hatter" ... This was the 
secret which gave the process the name of 'le secretage' in France. [DOC] [TLE] NarniaWeb Community Forums  View topic - CS Lewis and Lewis ... [PAR] Hatters made men's hats, while milliners made women's hats. ... Although the 
name "Mad Hatter" was clearly inspired by the phrase "as mad as a ... disturbed 
or confused; many died early as a result of mercury poisoning. ... Alice gives her 
age as 7 and 1/2, while Lucy is about 8 when she first enters Narnia. [DOC] [TLE] In Photos: The Power of Poison Through Time - Live Science [PAR] Nov 13, 2013 ... A museum exhibit explores poison's paradoxical roles in nature, human health ... 
Although mercury is highly toxic, various forms of it have been used ... mercuric 
nitrate was used in the millinery industry to turn fur into felt. .... This tragic 
occupational hazard gave rise to the expression mad as a ..... Follow Us. [DOC] [TLE] TBT: Mad as a hatter - The Prose Blog [PAR] Mar 17, 2016 ... Mad as a hatter is a colloquial phrase used in conversation to refer to a crazy 
person. ... develop dementia caused by mercury

Question: Mercury poisoning & milliners gave us this phrase
Answer: "Mad as a hatter"