The Arsenic Eaters Landscape Poetry Jahrhunderts und der Geschichte der

Jahrhunderts und der Geschichte der Naturwahrnehmung

M (make ahead): Lässt sich vorbereiten

den Wildbächen in den Alpen und der Stadt

it will also come alive with a whole new depth of appreciation and understanding

labyrinthischen Baue und macht sich auf in die Städte

The Arsenic Eaters Landscape Poetry Jahrhunderts und der Geschichte derThe Arsenic Eaters investigates the widespread historical belief that the consumption of arsenic, generally known to be a deadly poison, is beneficial to ones health. Accordingly, many poison eaters were found among the Austrian rural population in the nineteenth century. What they were ingesting was white (arsenic trioxide) or yellow arsenic (arsenic trisulfide). It was produced by roasting arsenic containing minerals. Arsenic eaters were robust