Re: scurvy

[Sroundtable@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 8/26/2002 6:16:42 AM Central Daylight Time, 
TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com writes:


> English sailors carried limes on their ships to prevent the disease Scurvy, 
> which is caused by a Vitamin C deficiency, and which leads to deterioration 
> 
> of connective tissue and generally loss of teeth.  Please have your facts 
> straight before you pass them along to your students.
> 
> 
> keets
> 
> 

DAMN!! My mistake.  I did tell them scurvy when I explained it, but when i 
was making the post I had forgotten whether it was rickets or scurvy and 
asked some people, and they said rickets.  My fault for asking ignorant 
people.  

mc