Insanity

Where did the term "mad hatter" come from?
Hatters used to use mercury in hatmaking and in the process the hatters were poisoned. The behavior of these poisoned hatters led to their being called mad, hence the term mad hatters. Luckily, once this discovery was made, mercury stopped being used in the hat making process. Of course, by this time mercury was abound in the environment and even today many types of marine animals can not be eaten because they have high mercury levels. Just think of all the chemicals and biological agents used today and the only reason many are still used is because people have not gone crazy or dropped dead. Or have they!

A Mad Tea Party

A Mad Tea-Party
THERE was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. "Very uncomfortable for the Dormouse," thought Alice; "only, as it's asleep, I suppose it doesn't mind."
The table was a large one, but the three were all crowded together at one corner of it. "No room! No room!" they cried out when they saw Alice coming. "There's plenty of room!" said Alice indignantly, and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table.
"Have some wine," the March Hare said in an encouraging tone.
Alice looked all round the table, but there was
nothing on it but tea. "I don't see any wine," she remarked.
"There isn't any," said the March Hare.
"Then it wasn't very civil of you to offer it," said Alice angrily.
"It wasn't very civil of you to sit down without being invited," said the March Hare. ....