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deeb · 06-20-2008, 08:57 AM

Horse tonics back then ( juice ! ) had small amounts of arsenic and strychnine, both of which are poisinous and toxic . Humans can build up a tolernace to arsenic by gradually increasing the amount ingested. Don't know if it was for worms or digestion problems

Strychnine used to be in rodent poison. Arsenic was one of the chemical Paul Ehrlich used to kill the syphillis germ. After 600 -plus tries he got it right.

Don't know if Tommy was careless . He claimed that the horse had been given "tonics " for a while. The movie showed that he cared deeply for the horse and Phar Lap thrived under his care.

Running in a new country ( dirt track ) and new surroundings may have weakened him enough to let a overdose have more effect.

The Aussies still blame the Yanks for this !

Woodcock became a sucessful trainer .

06-20-2008, 08:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
deeb Status: Grade III Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 807	Horse tonics back then ( juice ! ) had small amounts of arsenic and strychnine, both of which are poisinous and toxic . Humans can build up a tolernace to arsenic by gradually increasing the amount ingested. Don't know if it was for worms or digestion problems Strychnine used to be in rodent poison. Arsenic was one of the chemical Paul Ehrlich used to kill the syphillis germ. After 600 -plus tries he got it right. Don't know if Tommy was careless . He claimed that the horse had been given "tonics " for a while. The movie showed that he cared deeply for the horse and Phar Lap thrived under his care. Running in a new country ( dirt track ) and new surroundings may have weakened him enough to let a overdose have more effect. The Aussies still blame the Yanks for this ! Woodcock became a sucessful trainer . __________________ Harry Truman on Josef Stalin " I kinda liked the little son of a bitch !"