1/9/2024 0 Comments Hemingway editor germanWith the increased eating of rye by the population, the effects of ergot became more widespread and notable. During the High Middle Ages (1000-1250 C.E.), there was a population boom and expansion that put pressure on the food supply, and as a result, rye was seeded in the winter to provide a bonus and/or nurse crop for more extensive agriculture. “Rye is a grain that grows on marginal lands. But, it did not become a widespread food staple until the Middle Ages.” Eleusinian Mystery cults used kykeon in their rituals. Kykeon was drunk at the culmination of religious fasts. This matches historical recipes for kykeon. Rewritten with the Hemingway Editor: “Boiling ergot-infected rye for an extended period of time converts it to ergine. While there is some archeological evidence for the existence of rye after the Bronze Age, it did not become a widespread food staple until the Middle Ages.” This process matches historical recipes for kykeon, which was the drink culminating a religious fast in the Eleusinian Mystery cults and perhaps used in other mystery cults as well. “Historians have speculated that lysergic acid in ergot may have been converted into ergine by boiling ergot-infected rye for an extended period of time. Ergot poisoning has mutilated, driven mad or killed tens of thousands of people. ![]() Lysergic acid is a precursor to lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD. Which effect happens depends on ergot genetics and the alkalinity of soil in which it grows.Įrgot also causes abortions, seizures, fever, vomiting, loss of muscle strength and unconsciousness. Two, it constricts the blood vessels in the extremities causing gangrene and/or death. ![]() One, it causes hallucinations, convulsions and seizures. But, it also grows on triticale, wheat, barley, sorghum, pearl millet and rarely, oats. Rewritten with the Hemingway Editor: “This is a cautionary tale about ergot. Today, it is controlled and very rarely effects anyone.” Historically, tens of thousands of people have died, been disfigured, or gone mad from ergot poisoning. Its active ingredient is lysergic acid, a precursor to lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD. Other symptoms include strong uterine contractions (making it an effective abortifacient), nausea, seizures, high fever, vomiting, loss of muscle strength and unconsciousness. Generally, it is one or the other, which predominates likely depends on ergot genetics and the alkalinity of soil in which it grows. It has two major effects: (1) hallucinations, often with convulsions or epileptic symptoms, and (2) constriction of the blood vessels in the extremities that lead to gangrene and/or death. Ergot is a fungi of the genus Claviceps that is a parasite of grains - primarily rye, but also triticale, wheat, barley, sorghum, pearl millet and rarely, oats. ![]() Rewritten with the Hemingway Editor: “tl dr: Ergot is a forgotten plague that teaches a lesson about the cost of ignorance, and perhaps, offers another one on the price of sanity and the value of a little madness. “tl dr: Ergot is a forgotten plague that teaches a lesson about the cost of ignorance, and perhaps, offers another one on the price of sanity and the value of a little madness. writegood-mode in Emacs might be an alternative on Linux.īelow are quotes from the first few paragraphs, followed by their rewritten counterparts. But, it’s only available for Windows and MacOS. It also has direct to WordPress publishing capability. The Hemingway editor helps me break down some of those learned habits. I learned that my writing in too academic. As an exercise, I tried rewriting an essay I wrote for this blog, Ergot on Rye, in the Hemingway editor.
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