#ALICE IN WONDERLAND MAD HATTER HAT FULL#

They must keep full table settings all around, as they move from place to place to get clean cups - because time never changes. ItвЂ™s always six oвЂ™clock now.вЂќ (Time, according to the Hatter, is actually a вЂњheвЂќ not an вЂњitвЂќ.)ДЄt the Tea Party, time stands still. вЂњAnd ever after that,вЂќ says the Hatter, вЂњhe wonвЂ™t do a thing I ask. Halfway through the song, the Queen yelled that the Hatter was вЂњmurdering the time!вЂќДЄs a result, Time would not cooperate with the Hatter. It all started at a concert where the Hatter was appointed to sing for the Queen. The time never changed, and this was because the Hatter was being punished. As you may recall, at the Mad Tea Party, it was always six oвЂ™clock, tea time. Both Lewis Carroll and his Hatter were obsessed with time. Perhaps it is significant that CarterвЂ™s invention involved a clock. Yeah, I can see why this invention didnвЂ™t take offвЂ¦

The ladder on the bottom would slide the victim into the refreshing tub of вЂњseasideвЂќ cold water below. We donвЂ™t have a real picture of this notorious thing, but it was thought to look something like this:

I am not making this up! The bed was actually featured as an attraction in Prince AlbertвЂ™s Crystal Palace Exhibition, which took place in Hyde Park in 1851. According to the Virtual Victorian website: вЂњAt the appointed hour of alarm, after the sound of ringing bells to wake the вЂmodernвЂ™ sleeper, an automated mattress tipped and flung the poor wretch from his bed to a bath of cold water вЂ“ supposedly refreshed and restored for the brand new day ahead.вЂќ This contraption contained a mattress that would tip the sleeper out of bed and into a tub of cold water to wake them up. (But apparently not in this picture.)Д¬arter was an eccentric with some far out ideas, and he produced some wacky inventions.В One such invention was the вЂњAlarm Clock BedвЂќ. Ironically, Carroll is said to have based his Hatter not on a real hat maker, but on a furniture dealer named Theophilus Carter, who was known locally as the Mad Hatter. The United States, however, did not ban mercury until 1941, when theВ Public Health Service deemed it hazardous and finally prohibited its use. By the 20 thВ century, mercury poisoning among British hat makers had become a rarity. InВ 1898, laws were passed in Europe that protected hat makers from the risk of exposure. Luckily, use of mercury was eventually banned from the hatting industry. Hence вЂњmad as a hatterвЂќ became a popular phrase. Top hats, so popular during the Victorian era, used a great deal of cured felt, so maybe there was a вЂњriseвЂќ in madness during the time Carroll wrote Alice. Symptoms of mercury poisoning include anxiety, muscle weakness, memory loss, hearing and vision problems, slurred speech, drooling, and diarrhea. Exposure to mercury resulted in some weird behavior. In the 18th and 19th centuries, hat makers typically used mercury nitrate as part of the process for curing felt. Many real life hatters were known to exhibit erratic, flamboyant behavior, talk to themselves and have mood swings. Lewis Carroll did not invent the idea of an insane hat maker solely on his own.В The phrase вЂњmad as a hatterвЂќ was part of popular jargon as early as 1837, some thirty years before the Alice stories were published. Although it is not official, Mad Hatter Day is recognized by hat enthusiasts, time travelers, March Hares, and Alice fans worldwide.Д«ut where did the Hatter come from? Was he really mad? And what exactly was his big gripe with Time? They thought it would be a good idea to make this a national holiday, and petitioned for it. Mad Hatter Day was founded in 1986 by a group of computer programmers in Boulder, Colorado who noticed the вЂњdateвЂќ on the HatterвЂ™s hat. date representation, the month comes first and then the day, so 10/6 means October 6th. But then again, Pi has nothing to do with March 14th, and we celebrate Pi Day on 3/14 anyway.) In U.S. This means the Hatter has an order to make a hat in exactly that style, and it will cost ten shillings and sixpence. Why October 6th? Well, if you remember the original Alice illustrations by Sir John Tennial, you might know that there is a slip of paper on the HatterвЂ™s hat that reads: вЂњIn this style, 10/6.вЂќ In fact, he is so popular, we even have a day to celebrate him! Today, October 6, is National Mad Hatter Day. HeВ occupies just a small amount of the Alice stories, but he isВ one of Lewis CarrollвЂ™s most popular inventions. The Mad Hatter has always been a beloved character, and a bit of a cultural icon.

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