History of madder as a dye
Madder roots have been used as a dye for over 5,000 years.
What did James Madison look like?
Madison was a sickly and slightly built man who stood just 5 feet 4 inches tall and rarely tipped the scales at much more than 100 pounds.
Did James Madison have TB?
In this period of his life, Madison escaped the scourges of his day, i.e. malaria, smallpox, tuberculosis, and yellow fever, but was neurotically convinced that his body harbored some insidious disease -- an obsession he overcame only after tremendous determination 1.
