Atom Antidote
Two Chicago doctors have reported that a modern version of woad — the dye with which Britons painted their bodies blue more than 2000 years ago—may prove one best antidote to the worst effects of atom bombing. It is called toluidide blue, and the doctors believe that, injected into the body, it would counteract blood “thinning” after exposure to atomic rays. Woad itself is no longer cultivated extensively in Britain. It has been superseded by chemical dyes, but until recent years it was regarded as almost irreplaceable as a fast dye and for constant wear. Blue serge clothing, including police uniforms was often dyed with woad, whicli was also used for black and green dyeing. That is why we call a bereaved woman’s clothes “widow’s weeds”—or woads.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 18, 3 February 1948, Page 3
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128Atom Antidote Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 18, 3 February 1948, Page 3
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