Ep. 84 - The Other Assassin
The Conspirators Podcast
The Conspirators Podcast
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2018
⏱️ 30 minutes
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| 0:18.0 | Geographic restrictions and Ties and T was born in London in 1832, although he emigrated to New York City |
| 0:36.8 | while he was still a boy. He eventually moved to Troy, New York, where he found work as |
| 0:42.1 | an apprentice Hatter. |
| 0:44.6 | The job of Hatter was considered a good stable career for a young man looking to make his |
| 0:48.4 | mark on the world. |
| 0:50.4 | But at the same time, it was also a surprisingly dangerous one. |
| 0:55.0 | Patters were often exposed to fumes from mercury nitrate, |
| 0:59.0 | which was used in the treatment of fur to create felt. But excessive exposure to those fumes could have terrible |
| 1:06.4 | consequences. Symptoms included brain damage, hallucinations, psychosis, and nervous twitching, which was sometimes known as Hatter's shakes. |
| 1:17.0 | In fact, this problem was so prevalent, it actually inspired Lewis Carroll to create the character of the Madhatter in Alice in Wonderland. |
| 1:27.1 | But despite the dangers inherent in his chosen profession, for a time life appeared to be |
| 1:32.0 | on the upswing for Thomas. |
| 1:35.1 | He met a girl, got married, and settled down. |
| 1:39.0 | But before long his life took a tragic turn when both his wife and infant daughter died in childbirth. |
| 1:45.0 | Something broke inside Thomas after that. |
| 1:48.0 | He tried to drown his sorrows in the bottle. |
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