@AnEnglishHuman Too much mouldy bread in the Middle Ages. “Ergot is a fungus blight that forms hallucinogenic drugs in bread. Its victims can appear bewitched when they're actually stoned. Ergot thrives in a cold winter followed by a wet spring. The victims of ergot might suffer paranoia and hallucinations, twitches and spasms…”
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"The Devils of Loudon" was an example of the kinds of things that could happen. Might have had something to do with the early American colonies' fixations on witch trials, too, from what I've read. I think I'll try to be careful to stay away from ergot.
