Lead Soldiers

Could I get lead poisoning from toy soldiers?

As a boy of seven, eight & nine I spent many hours melting lead over a gas range and puring into 2- inch molds to make toy soldiers. Might that have produced a lingering toxicity which could cause my meandering mind?

Yes, that probably could get a lot of lead in your system. Some people also used to make their own fishing weights too.

That could be true, but I know that a lot of young boys played with those toy soldiers. It seems like you would have normal detoxed by now but I will share the new article I read:

In what may be the strongest link yet between lead exposure and crime rates, researchers at the University of Cincinnati on Tuesday released new evidence, spanning more than 20 years, that draws a direct relationship between the amount of lead in a child’s blood and the likelihood he or she will commit crimes as an adult.

Continued on http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-05-27-lead-levels-crime_N.htm

I wouldn’t take it too seriously though, you know how the news is

13 LEAD SOLDIERS 1948 65 Minutes Tom Conway as Detective Bulldog Drummond