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@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

The Shocking History Of Aqua Tofana, The 17th-Century ‘Blemish Serum’ That Killed Hundreds Of Unwanted Husbands

By Kaleena Fraga

"In the 1600s, many Italian housewives had no hope of escaping bad marriages. So hundreds of them turned to poison to kill their husbands — and collect their inheritance."

https://allthatsinteresting.com/aqua-tofana

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One of the engravings from the document by Léo Taxil, Les Mystères de la Franc-Maçonnerie, Paris, 1886. In the middle is a bottle with a priest (?) with his arms outstretched. He is holding a staff. At his feet is a washtub with three figures in it. Two of them have their arms stretched up. Around the bottle is a scene from the "laboratory" where the poison was produced. It shows a man stirring something in a container.
One of the engravings from the document by Léo Taxil, Les Mystères de la Franc-Maçonnerie, Paris, 1886. In the middle is a bottle with a priest (?) with his arms outstretched. He is holding a staff. At his feet is a washtub with three figures in it. Two of them have their arms stretched up. Around the bottle is a scene from the "laboratory" where the poison was produced. It shows a man stirring something in a container.
One of the engravings from the document by Léo Taxil, Les Mystères de la Franc-Maçonnerie, Paris, 1886. In the middle is a bottle with a priest (?) with his arms outstretched. He is holding a staff. At his feet is a washtub with three figures in it. Two of them have their arms stretched up. Around the bottle is a scene from the "laboratory" where the poison was produced. It shows a man stirring something in a container.
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The Macabre Tale Of Aqua Tofana, The Poison That Killed 600 People In 17th-Century Italy

The effects of the poison mirrored a serious flu, but the victim grew progressively sicker with each dose and eventually died.
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Robin Barton
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@Robo105@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@gutenberg_org Now it is toxic males killing women which to be honest was probably happen back then also

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DonCC
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@DonChacale@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

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cunning is a thing,
girl powe is and has always been formidable.

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Puncha Not See
Puncha Not See
@Weirding_Is_Real@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

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That was fascinating. Lead, arsenic, belladonna. And a little Mozart paranoia. 🩷🌸

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