One plausible explanation I heard for a whole Native American village falling ill at the same time (in North Dakota or Montana) was the use of arsenic in treating animal hides harvested by trappers. The treatment solution was disposed of in a river, so those downstream got hefty doses of arsenic every so often.
One plausible explanation I heard for a whole Native American village falling ill at the same time (in North Dakota or Montana) was the use of arsenic in treating animal hides harvested by trappers. The treatment solution was disposed of in a river, so those downstream got hefty doses of arsenic every so often.
Very interesting! Sally Fallon Morell of the Weston A. Price Foundation has written an article in which she suggests that arsenic is the true cause of anthrax, not the bacterium Bacillus anthracis.
From the article: The symptoms of arsenic poisoning are remarkably similar to those of “anthrax,” including the appearance of black skin lesions. Like anthrax, arsenic can poison through skin contact, through inhalation and through the gastrointestinal tract. If an injection contains arsenic, it will cause a lesion at the site.
One plausible explanation I heard for a whole Native American village falling ill at the same time (in North Dakota or Montana) was the use of arsenic in treating animal hides harvested by trappers. The treatment solution was disposed of in a river, so those downstream got hefty doses of arsenic every so often.
Very interesting! Sally Fallon Morell of the Weston A. Price Foundation has written an article in which she suggests that arsenic is the true cause of anthrax, not the bacterium Bacillus anthracis.
From the article: The symptoms of arsenic poisoning are remarkably similar to those of “anthrax,” including the appearance of black skin lesions. Like anthrax, arsenic can poison through skin contact, through inhalation and through the gastrointestinal tract. If an injection contains arsenic, it will cause a lesion at the site.
https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/anthrax-arsenic-and-old-lace/#gsc.tab=0