[via Scripting News] Dave wonders if nicotine is OK or not. This article on mink ranching should set things straight.

The rancher would kill the mink by breaking it's neck, although a few ranchers used cyanide boxes, (Halvor Ausland at pelting time, would inject the mink with nicotine. It killed them instantly). The rancher could either flesh and stretch the mink pelt himself before shipping it the buyer, or ship the unprocessed pelt to a fleshing company. Many ranchers preferred the fleshing company, because the rancher did not want to purchase the large number of stretching boards needed for the operation, and because the professional fleshers did a better job resulting in higher prices for the processed pelt.

Yeah, that pretty much makes it clear to me that nicotine is a bad thing...

My Dad died at age 55 due to a stroke. He stopped smoking at about age 45 after he was diagnosed with really bad circulation in his legs and was never even able to walk more that 10 minutes without crippling pain in his legs.

He never got the chance to exercise his way back to good health.

Good luck Dave. 11:18:19 AM