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linda_joyceI've been watching an old episode of QI on satallite, I must have missed it first time round because the answer to the question
Why do people sniff books
explained why I loved working in the stack amongst our old newspapers, some dating back to the beginning of the 19th century and IIRC one or two to the end of the 18th century.
The answer is to get high. Disintegrating printed paper gives off inert gasses and hallucinogenic fungal spores. So any of my friends who are still librarians demand gas masks before going into the stacks.
Why do people sniff books
explained why I loved working in the stack amongst our old newspapers, some dating back to the beginning of the 19th century and IIRC one or two to the end of the 18th century.
The answer is to get high. Disintegrating printed paper gives off inert gasses and hallucinogenic fungal spores. So any of my friends who are still librarians demand gas masks before going into the stacks.