The guy in the picture isn’t him. That’s a World War I jaw wound.
NewHiggins2
Yeah, the whole radium craze seemed stupid now, but people were all convinced that radiation was good for you. Most didn’t does themselves with quite so much as this poor fellow, but they were selling special pitchers to make all the water put into in radioactive, among other things.
catwhowalksbyhimself
Damn. Just damn.
Kizmo2
Radithor was touted as an impotence cure, and this former ladies’ man started chugging it in his late 40s. Ironically, I think the arm injury story was an attempt to save face.
5-On-A-Toboggan
I picked the wrong wikipedia rabbit hole this time. Do not google Radium Jaw if you’re squeamish; do not google Radium Girls if you want to sleep well tonight.
jaap_null