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Nonfiction Reading Test Mad Hatters - Ereading Worksheets

"the Mad Hatter," and even the Cheshire Cat calls him mad. In Carroll's time, many hatters suffered from mental illness. In fact, the phrase "as mad as a hatter" was in print in 1829. This was several decades before Carroll's character appeared. It is now understood that this madness was due to mercury exposure. Mercury was once a secret ...