DON'T SUCK YOUR PENCIL.
A case which puzzled the doctors of the Worcester General Infirmary for some time is remarkable in showing how dangerous effects may be produced by apparently trivial causes. A woman was admitted to the hospital suffering from faintness and a painful swelling of the gums and lips. This swelling was so severe as to prevent her eating. The case rathe) resembled one of lead poisoning, but lacked certain symptoms which always accompany such poisoning. Finally, one of the medical _ men pronounced it to be ai case of aniline poisoning, and the woman admitted that she had been in the habit of using an indelible pencil, putting it into her month to make it write. By the way, we (‘‘Science Siftings”) regret to find that aniline dyes are still being employed for colouring sweets, and, therefore, we roojunnifind that onity uuooloured sweats should be given to children. Chocolate and toffee come in this class.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5474, 31 December 1904, Page 9
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157DON'T SUCK YOUR PENCIL. New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5474, 31 December 1904, Page 9
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