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In the 1940s there were only 60 possible poisons that could be used to kill a person. Then came the chemical explosion, and by the mid-1970s there were some 5,000 poisons which could be combined in different ways to produce perhaps a quarter of a million different deadly doses. Come along with Tidbits as we learn a few things about poisons!

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• Today botulism lives indefinitely as a dormant spore in air and dirt, surviving extreme temperatures between absolute zero and boiling. When it finds the right conditions— plenty of food and an absence of oxygen— it multiplies, releasing toxins. Sickness from botulism is particularly worrysome for canners. If a jar has not been heated high enough or long enough, the botulism organism in those conditions will survive and thrive. POISON FACTS

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• The botulism toxin is not only poisonous, it is seven million times more powerful than cobra venom. One ounce, properly distributed, could wipe out everyone in the U.S.

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case of anyone surviving a bite from one of these vipers. One researcher who milked a single taipan's venom calculated that a single bite would be enough to kill 23,500 mice. The taipan is considered the deadliest snake in the world.

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• A cobra has enough venom stored in its glands to kill 30 people. The bite of a cobra can kill a man in 15 minutes if the dose is big enough. Ounce for ounce, cobra venom is 40 times deadlier than cyanide, five times more deadly than the venom of the black widow, and about the same toxicity as scorpion venom. Three drops can be deadly. Cobra venom is especially toxic because it contains a bundle of different poisons: one affects the nerves, one destroys red blood cells, and one paralyzes the muscles.

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U.S., and about 8,000 people are bitten by them each year. Of those, five to ten will die.

• There are two kinds of venom, which is a modified saliva. One is a nerve poison that stops the heart and lungs. The other attacks the blood cells and tissues that aid in the digestion of food. Small animals die quickly from snake bites, but large animals are seldom killed. The snake has enzymes in its own stomach that deactivates the poison. Still, if a snake accidentally bites itself, it dies.

• The deadliest snake in the U.S. is the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, although it only ranks #23 on the list of world’s most toxic snake venoms. • 75% of snake bites in the U.S. are from a rattlesnake. • Rattlesnake venom that has been stored for over 50 years still retains its potency.

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from tropical plants, does just that by relaxing the body to such an extent that too much will cause the breathing to stop completely. The saxitoxin drug works in the same way with the same result.

or 1/100th of a drop, can kill a full grown adult through paralysis. How can such a small amount of a substance kill such a large organism? A very effective way is through enzyme sabotage. • An enzyme is a catalyst for biochemical reactions. In very tiny amounts, an enzyme has great benign effects on a living organism. For example, the enzyme maltase takes water and other materials and turns them into glucose. The enzyme cytochrome turns oxygen in the blood into a usable form that the brain requires in order to function. There are thousands of enzymes in the human body. A single liver cell, for example, has about 50,000 enzymes.

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• During the Revolutionary War in 1776, a cook in George Washington’s camp overheard a plot to kill the General by poisoning his peas. The cook tipped off Washington, who quietly ate the rest of his lunch, leaving the peas untouched. The peas were then fed to some chickens, and all of them quickly died. It is not known what became of the traitor.

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Point well-taken. Although people can just drop into any Social Security office and eventually get served, it makes more sense to call ahead of time to make an appointment. They should call SSA’s toll-free number -- 800-772-1213 -- to do that. And more and more people are comfortable taking care of their Social Security business online. SSA has a pretty good and easy-to-navigate website that lets you do just about anything from your computer. So why do I tell people to “talk to someone

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I am a 72-year-old widow. I get two Social Security payments each month. One is my own Social Security check and the other is a widow’s payment. I have no problem with that. But I have a neighbor who also is a widow. She also has her own Social Security. But she gets just one check for the combined amount of her own Social Security benefit and her widow’s benefit. I am just curious. Can you explain why I get two checks but my neighbor just gets one check?

I am going to guess that you and your husband came from different parts of the country, while your neighbor and her husband were from roughly the same area. And why that is an issue with your Social Security checks has to do with how the Social Security Administration handles and processes Social Security claims. As you probably know, there are a wide range of Social Security numbers, almost all of them starting in the 001 to 600 range. Those numbers are assigned based on where you were living when you applied for a Social Security card. For example, my Social Security number starts with 394. And you can check SSA’s website and learn that 394 numbers were issued in Wisconsin. Lower numbers were issued on the East Coast, and they got progressively higher going down the Atlantic seaboard and then farther and farther west. SSA has seven processing centers around the country, where all Social Security claims -whether taken in local Social Security offices or over the phone or online -- eventually end up. And claims are distributed to these processing centers based on the Social Security number. I don’t know the precise breakdown, but for example, there is a processing center in New York that handles all claims with SSNs in roughly the 001 through 199 range. Another center in Birmingham, Alabama, handles cases with numbers in the 200 range. A center in Chicago handles the 300 numbers. And so on. Now getting back to your question. Let’s say that you are originally from the east Coast and have a SSN that begins 009. And your husband was from the Midwest and has a number that begins with 337. Your Social Security claim would have

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been sent to New York, and your Social Security checks are authorized by that processing center. Your widow’s claim on your husband’s Social Security record would have gone to Chicago, and so your widow’s benefit checks come from there. On the other hand, your neighbor and her husband must have come from the same general area. So both her retirement claim on her own SSN and her widow’s claim on her husband’s SSN went to the same processing center, and they were able to simply combine her payments into one check.

I’m the kind of guy who likes to see things in black and white directly from the source before I believe them. When it comes to Social Security, I’m not saying I don’t believe what you say. But I’d like to see the rules and regulations you discuss in your column in writing from the Social Security Administration. But I am having a hard time finding source information on Social Security’s website. Can you help?

I can steer you to two sources of information from SSA. One is something called the Programs Operations Manual System. It’s essentially the bible for the rules and regulations that govern Social Security programs and policies. It’s the same source every SSA employee uses. To find POMS, go to www.socialsecurity.gov. Pull down the “Menu” button at the top of the homepage and under “Research Policy and Planning” click on the “Program Rules” link and then on “Employee Operating Instructions.” But if you want something a little less comprehensive and a much easier to understand, then I suggest you look through one or more of the hundreds of pamphlets and fact sheets the agency produces. You’ll find this source material at SSA’s website under the “Publications” link near the bottom of the homepage. * * * If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@ comcast.net. To find out more about Tom Margenau and to read past columns and see features from other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM

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composer, Arthur Sullivan. His brother, Fred, was gravely ill. Sullivan composed the music to honor his dying brother. As time went by and interest in wistful ladies waned, they began making postcards with saucy and amusing themes. Your postcards were part of series and each one would probably be worth $5 to $15.

I have enclosed the mark that is on the back of four small shell-shaped dishes. They are both yellow, have scalloped edges and each measures 3 1/2 inches by 2 1/2 inches. They are in perfect condition. I bought them at an estate sale and would like to know more about their maker and vintage.

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I have enclosed a picture of a postcard. It is one of a set of four that have been in the family for a long time. Each has a picture of a young woman seated at an organ. Below her are the words of a poem/song titled “The Lost Chord.” The set is numbered 1 through 4. Also, at the bottom of each card is the name “Bamforth.” Could you give me any information on these beautiful postcards?

You have a set of ashtrays that were made by Cowan Pottery. R. Guy Cowan founded his pottery in Cleveland in 1912. In 1921, he moved his factory to nearby Rocky River, Ohio. Cowan pieces were known for their sleek and strong shapes that were influenced by art deco designs. The Great Depression took its toll on the pottery, and the company was forced into bankruptcy. By 1932, all operations were ceased. Your ashtrays were made in 1929. They were sold in sets of four. The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Cowan Pottery lists their shape as No. 927-F. Your set would probably be worth $25 to $50. *** Address your questions to Anne McCollam,

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The New Villains I think I remember a time when letting your little kid win was the correct and right thing to do. Now, thanks to PlayStation and Xbox, it is pretty much impossible to beat them. Over the holidays my nephew showed me his new game, NBA whatever. “Cool,” I thought. Well ... it was more than just cool. It was a “mindbending” experience. I’m not going to date myself, but Blip was our Game Boy, and our basketball game was decided by the guy who could hit the most unmissable corner threes. His game was better than anything I’d ever seen.

“Let’s play!” he says. “Sure,” says me.

“What team do you want to be?”

Without hesitating, I say the Knicks -- my least favorite, favorite team. (He usually picks the Philadelphia teams, so I always begin a video game with the better team.) After messing around with the uniform selection for, oh, about 20 minutes, he picks his team. “I pick Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Kareem, Bird and Tim Duncan,” he replies, before handing me a controller with 20 different knobs, levers and buttons. “Good luck!” So the little runt, formerly known as my great little nephew, proceeds to trounce me. Every once in a while, I get Carmelo Anthony to drive to the hoop uncontested, but it ends up as a travel because I have no clue how to make him let go of the ball.

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Fact is, I can’t blame him. On long plane flights I like to play MLB Manager, and I always cheat by choosing the team with the first draft pick and trade until I have an outfield consisting of Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth (Ted Williams at DH), and a starting rotation of Feller, Koufax, Walter Johnson, Cy Young and Greg Maddux. I get upset when we don’t win 140 regular season games. But sometimes my team gets swept by the St. Louis Browns in the World Series. It happens. Herb Brooks used to say that “all-star teams don’t work.” This observation, while mostly true, has been disproven by the NBA Olympic “Dream Team” concept, but we get the point, and besides, it’s different when it comes to individual leagues. Every year, the New York Yankees field an All-Star team on paper, and they don’t (usually) win. Then there’s the curious case of Kevin Durant. Fans in Oklahoma City are inconsolable -- they’ve lost the face of their franchise ... the only superstar they’ve known since their inception. Where is he going? He’s going to join Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, to form what will be, in all likelihood, the greatest team of all-time.

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We’ve seen this before (Miami Heat), and you know, they probably won’t win every game. My only question is, how come Oakland has all this money? What is wrong with the Knicks? My advice to Oklahoma City and all the other franchises struggling to keep pace is to look at this another way: You didn’t lose a player, the entire league found a new villain. * * *

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pass through the digestive system without doing any harm. But when holes were drilled through the bean, it provided easy access to the toxin contained inside. Children who put the beads in their mouths, or women who wore them on sweaty necks became seriously ill and died. The sporadic deaths were a baffling mystery until the connection was finally made to the beads. Once discovered, the jewelry was de Wants you to call stroyed and the beans were never used again. • In the 1800s hats made from felt were a popular fashion item. Milleners had to use mercury in the process of forming the hats, and as a result would get mercury on their skin and breathe mercury vapor. Soon their hands would begin to shake and they would undergo weird personality changes, eventually becoming “mad as a hatter” due to the toxic effects of mercury poisoning on the central nervous system. AN ANTIDOTE ANECDOTE

• In 1830 a pharmacist from Paris rose before the members of the French Academy and told them that powdered charcoal was an effective antidote to many poisons of the day. To prove it, he swallowed ten times the amount of strychnine needed to kill a human, then followed it with half an ounce of charcoal. The Academy members knew the strychnine would normally have given him spastic convulsions and quickly killed him, yet he confidently walked among the shocked assembly unharmed. Amazed by the indisputable evidence they witnessed, they knew this was a monumental breakthrough in the treatment of poisoning. • For the next century, charcoal, because of its incredibly absorbent nature, was the premiere antidote the world over. In the stomach it absorbs and deactivates alcohol, arsenic, barbiturates, cocaine, digitalis, ipecac, morphine, nicotine, opium, and quinine, among other things. Even today, a poison victim in a modern hospital is often treated with a hemodetoxifier, in which the blood is removed from the body, run through a medical-grade charcoal filter, then infused back to the bloodstream. 

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