14-02-2012, 07:47 PM
My thinking is that 'they' thought they could hide it as a case of ergotism [which has similar, although milder, symptoms by and large]. I think there was an advantage to doing it in a developed country over and undeveloped one in that there would be doctors, psychiatrists, and other professionals [naive or planted / in-on-it] and infrastructure around with which to report on the effects. Also, better support for those affected adversely. Rye and other grains subject to the growth of ergot are not used as much in most developing nations, but are in Europe in breads, etc.
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