1. President Abraham Lincoln is well known in history books for freeing the slaves in America. He was often called the Great .......... .

2. He was thought of as being patient, idealistic, thoughtful, and .......... .

3. But there seemed to be two Lincolns. The other one was subject to mood swings, depression, fits of .......... rage, and bizarre behavior.

4. These bouts of mental despair may have been brought on by the very pills that were supposed to cure his .......... and paranoia.

5. Lincoln took pills named Blue Mass as a medicinal remedy for his mood swings. They contained Mercury which is an extremely potent .......... .

6. Research by professor Dr. Robert Feldman of .......... and neurology at Boston University tested the pills toxicity.

7. Dr. Feldman concluded that mercury poisoning could certainly been responsible for Lincoln's symptoms. When mercury was ground into small particles with a mortar and .......... it was easily absorbed into the body.

8. In his early presidency, Lincoln must have realized the blue pills were having an .......... affect on his moods.

9. Once freed from the .......... grip of the blue pills, Lincoln proved to be a great president who will always be remembered in history books.

10. In Washington, DC, the statue of Lincoln .......... him with a sense of calmness and dependability. Millions of visitors pay homage to the great man each year.