I am 58 and grew up in the 50's before eating lead paint was a bad thing. We also used to break glass thermomoters to play with that cool mercury inside. Who knew? I had about every disease available except polio. like measles, mumps (real bad) Reumatic fever, etc. At sevral points I was put in cold water or ice to control a 106 temperature. I had an appendectomy at age 5 in 1956, and they tell...
