Subject: Re: (urth) Tree Hat Contributors
From: Josh Geller 
Date: 12 May 2003 12:00:03 -0700

On Mon, 2003-05-12 at 10:59, Nigel Price wrote:

> Does anyone know about the medicinal uses of arsenic?

The use of arsenic to cure syphillis was discovered by Dr. Paul Ehrlich
I think around 1900 or maybe a little before. The treatment remained the
standard treatment until the invention of penicillin. 
 
J.



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