{"id":2495,"date":"2010-03-06T09:43:14","date_gmt":"2010-03-06T14:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2010-03-06T09:43:14","modified_gmt":"2010-03-06T14:43:14","slug":"mad-as-a-hatter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kathwp.malibulist.com\/index.php\/2010\/03\/06\/mad-as-a-hatter\/","title":{"rendered":"Mad as a Hatter"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know one of the reasons that Hatters went a little mad is the same reason that Roman Emperors went crazy, that would be mercury in their system. The Emperors and other Royalty drank liquid mercury (quicksilver) to balance the humors. For the hatters it was the mercury solution that was used to make felt from fur. To exacerbate the problem, this was done in poorly ventilated conditions in the workshops. For years mercury poisoning was know as \u201cMad Hatter\u2019s disease\u201d.<\/p>\n

Yeah, I\u2019m still thinking about the movie I saw yesterday. There were a couple of plot points that reminded me of the Looking Glass War but not that much and they are so general that I think any movie would be safe from being accused of copying it. There have been many takes on the tale of Alice and her adventures in Wonderland and what happened to her afterwards. From American McGee\u2019s rather gothic take to Frank Beddor to the Burton Film. <\/p>\n

I have also been thinking about some ideas for dolls for Art Shows. Not Alice based but still they have been floating around in my head for a while. I\u2019ll have two or three done before Lunacon that rest ready for the other shows I do. Some of it will be a little darker than I have done before but they are inter-connected. <\/p>\n

Today I plan to spend some time finishing up the bodies for the Alice puppets for the school now that I have all the materials. Then onto the next project.<\/p>\n

I am grateful that Caroline is fever-free and feeling much better this morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You know one of the reasons that Hatters went a little mad is the same reason that Roman Emperors went crazy, that would be mercury in their system. The Emperors and other Royalty drank liquid mercury (quicksilver) to balance the humors. For the hatters it was the mercury solution that was used to make felt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t