William's Chart of the Mystery

"I do believe the answer is right here in front of me," William says, "but I can't quite make it out." He turns to you. "Can you?"

WHAT IS THE ELEMENT COMMON
TO ALL FIVE OF THE ICE GRAVE VICTIMS?

	VITTET	TABOT	BANCAIRN (Younger)	SETTERLY	BANCAIRN (Elder)	DR. TWOMBY	HARPER	WYLIE	ADDAMS
AFFLICTION	"brain fever"	"dry fever"	"dry fever"	"wet fever"	"dry fever"	"wet fever"	"dry fever"	"wet fever"	"wet fever"
symptoms of...
...rabies?	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
...polio?	no	maybe	maybe	no	maybe	no	maybe	no	no
...influenza?	no	no	no	maybe	no	maybe	no	maybe	maybe
...yellow fever?	no	maybe	maybe	no	maybe	no	maybe	no	no
...scurvy?	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
...plague?	no	maybe	maybe	no	maybe	no	maybe	no	no
TREATMENT	ducking	phlebotomy (bloodletting)	phlebotomy (bloodletting)	phlebotomy (bloodletting)	phlebotomy (bloodletting)	phlebotomy (bloodletting)	none	James' Powder (antimony)	James' Powder (antimony)
OUTCOME	died 12 Oct 1833	died 7 Jan 1834	died 10 Jan 1834	died 13 Jan 1834	died 13 Jan 1834	died 15 Jan 1834	lived	lived	lived
BURIED?	at sea	Ice Grave 1	Ice Grave 3	Ice Grave 2	Ice Grave 4	Ice Grave 5	–	–	–
		"THE ICE GRAVE VICTIMS"

YOUR ANSWER WAS NOT THE BEST ONE.
Use William's chart to click on a new solution!

An Access Excellence Science Mystery sponsored by Genentech, Inc.
Copyright © 1997 Genentech, Inc.; all rights reserved.