NAPOLEON'S DEAT6H

[Mervyn Mitton]

Did you see that a Danish Doctor - a kidney specialist - has decided that Napoleon died of kidney failure. He is a Dr. Soerensen. I was under the impression that the concensus of opinion was that he died of asrsenic - possibly from the paste used in wallpaper , at that time ?

[Chris Boonzaier]

I was under the impression that the concensus of opinion was that he died of asrsenic -

Nope, it was indeed a healthy dose of DEAT6H, mix it with H2O and it is deadly, instant kidney failure. Only thing more dangerous is the newer DEAT-7H ;-)

[Mervyn Mitton]

Chris - trust you to spot the - 'deliberate' - mistake. I was hoping to get away with-it ....

[Tom Y]

DEAT6H? is this some kind of South African inside joke? :unsure:

[peter monahan]

According to this site: "Case Studies in Environmental Medecine" (http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/arsenic/physiologic_effects.html), arsenic, particularly when ingested, causes renal (kidney) failure as one of its symptoms. Didn't read far enough to find out whether that is in fact the main symptom of arsenic poisoning or not. BTW, aside from green wallpaper/paint with arsenic in it, Napoleon suffered chronic stomach problems, one 19th century cure for which were various nostrums with arsenic salts in them.

So, no malevolent conspiracy by Nappie's jailers, just plain old bad medecine. Boring boring boring!

Peter

[Bear]

Napoleon had alot of problems. Stomach, Butt, Mental, Arsenic, Alcohol, ect...

Here is a nice article on his death.

http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/na.../c_arsenic.html

[joe campbell]

seems like an extremely plausible explanation...

i'm surprised he survived 5.5 years...

joe, MD

[Jaybo]

seems like an extremely plausible explanation...

i'm surprised he survived 5.5 years...

joe, MD

Gentlemen,

Mr. Blair's article seems like a fair telling of the 'facts' as we know them to be. I was present at the old NSA convention in Memphis years ago when the late Mr. Weider's findings and theory were announced to the world with the media in abundance. I for one, who have read the two principle works on the 'poisoning' of Napoleon, never believed in it. Why? Human nature. As Mr. Blair points out for the reasons he states, it made NO sense that the Comte de Montholon would not have, 'spilled the beans' as he put it, when he was later down on his luck if he was in fact the culprit. As an assistant prosecuting attorney for over 26 years, I have become a little familiar with the criminal mind and human nature. Montholon's subsequent problems would have forced him to squeeze the Bourbons. It didn't happen. Secondly, the scientific evidence seems to cut both ways according to the various sources. You can make it fit if you want to.

Mr. Weider, may God rest his soul, was undoubtedly responsible for alot of good in the Napoleonic community. His championing the Swedish dentist's theory of the intentional arsenic poisoning of the Emperor was not his high point in my opinion.

Jaybo