Anthrax (1850 on MOA; WOTY candidate)

[Marc Kusinitz]

Americans are getting a lesson in microbiology these days. Maybe it will
encourage schools to teach better biology courses.
Gotta look on the bright side!
Meanwhile, the people who work in our mailroom at Ruder Finn are wearing
disposable gloves these days. I fear I'll walk in and see those lightweight
gloves on their hands and immediately order a Subway sandwich by mistake...
Marc

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Shapiro [mailto:fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 9:45 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Anthrax (1850 on MOA; WOTY candidate)


On Tue, 16 Oct 2001 Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

>    "Anthrax," unfortunately, may be our Word of the Year.
>    Both OED and M-W have 1876.
>    There are some 1850 hits on both Making of America databases.  Check
> them out.  I haven't checked JSTOR.

I haven't checked the MoA hits, but here's an antedating from Core
Historical Literature of Agriculture:

1868 Charles A. Cameron _The Stock-Feeder's Manual_ 125  Menschell states
that 44 persons were afflicted with anthrax after eating the flesh of oxen
afflicted with carbuncular fever.


Fred Shapiro


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