The Mercury 2 Oct 1951 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27048338
I like the way the officials just sedated all the victims. ‘You’re quiet now, not my problem, goodbye!’
Ergot poisoning can result in death. I wonder how badly the family members were affected?
We may complain about over regulation and too many rules and regulations in society, but here is why we need (many) of them. Just be glad these women don’t work at your local bakery!
Buried words and Bushwa. 
What did I say: “There hasn’t been a major outbreak for almost a century”.
By major I obviously ment 51 or more!
https://picsandstuff.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/tarantulas-made-me-dance-1902/
This was more along the lines of ‘poisoning the village while trying to make a buck’ than it was an actual outbreak!
I wonder what the social repercussions were for the women? Once everyone stopped dancing of course…. 😉