Crazy Chemicals
An element on the periodic table that hats were dipped in and created the term "Mad Hatter"
"Too bad Mercury is totally toxic." pg 8
This substance was used to mimic the look of something made from the underbelly of a sea turtle.
"Celluloid was used..." pg 10
This undergarment has a bad reputation of making those who wear it short of breath or even faint.
"Corsets created shortness of breath and even fainting" pg 20
a bacterial infection that causes fever, muscle aches, and aggressive rashes, eventually leading to the fatal swelling of the heart and brain.
"Typhus is a bacterial infection...." pg 22
Hollywood star ___________ had platinum blonde hair. The exposure to all those chemicals eventually caused kidney failure.
"Hollywood star Jean Harlow...." pg 13
A high dose of a chemical called PPD was added to this beauty product and left people blind or even dead.`
"... a high dose of PPD was was added to a product called Lash Lure..." pg 12
Over the course of 36 years, this celluloid making factory had 39 fires and 9 fatalities.
"The New Jersey Celluloid Manufacturing Company suffered...." pg 11
People never knew that this fashionable accessory would cost so many lives.
"Women's long scarves would get caught in numerous things and suffocate them." pg 16
lots of people have head lice time after time, but they cant kill you. but head lice's cousins can cause very bad health problems
"body lice can cause....." pg 22
____________ had her lashes and brows died with lash Lure and had a sever allergic reaction, and was blinded forever.
"Hazel Fay Brown had her lashes and brows...." pg 13
This lead eyeliner, used primarily in Egypt, slowly killed the wearers from lead poisoning.
"In ancient Egypt, galena was grounded up and mixed with water to make a dark paste called Kohl." pg 14
Manufacturers discovered that if they brushed cotton, it looked and felt like flannel. The inventor named it this:
"Flannelette was used......." pg 24
This skirt was very light around the legs, causing women to fall frequently.
"Hobble skirts caused women to fall....." pg 36
body lice lay their eggs in the...
"Body lice lay their eggs in the seams of clothing...." pg 22
one night, ________ climbed into a convertible and her long scarf got caught in the tire. She lost her life.
"one night Isadora Duncan..." pg 16
This lead filled white makeup gave a smooth, blemish free look. It also caused the skin to age rapidly and have sores.
"Ceruse was used to give the skin a smooth, blemish free look." pg 15
Flannelette was unfortunately highly flammable. it could be burnt to ash in seconds. the fabric was used as these practical clothes
"Flannelette was used for practical pj's" pg 25
A joke ____ was held.
"A joke race was...." pg 37
In this 10 year war, the king of Aragon lost 3 thousand soldiers to the war and 17 thousand to Typhus.
"This was called the Granada War" pg 22
_________ studied radium. She died young from high exposure.
"Marie Curie studied Radium." pg 28
Hindu women applied this along the part of their hair to place a red bindi on their forehead
"Hindu women used Sindoor to put a red bindi on their forehead." pg 15
This man worked hard to try and find a nonflammable flannelette.
"Henry Perkin Jr. did over ten thousand burn tests on his experiment before he succeeded." pg 25
in the early 2000s, Jean manufacturers discovered sandblasting. people who were exposed to it would get diagnosed with ________.
"...diagnosed with silicosis."
This scientist noticed that if people with typhus took a nice bath and were given fresh clothes, the sickness would go away. this was how they knew it was body lice.
"Charles Nicolle noticed...." pg 23
Women and teenagers painted ________ filled paint on clocks to give them a nice glow.
"..... painted radium filled paint........." pg 30