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gently shaking a hank the chromate came out, forming a 
cloud of yellow dust, and it was given in evidence at the 
coroner's court that all or nearly all the workpeople who 
had been engaged in weaving this cloth suffered more or 
less from lead poisoning. 
I afterwards examined some yarns containing the same 
pigment colour fixed in the thread so firmly that it could 
not be removed by shaking. 
