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Milk will cure your thirst, it won't cure metal fume fever, as for a thread for home remedies for blacksmiths, I would rather refer medical advice that is available on the web.   http://www.aws.org/technical/facts/FACT-25.pdf you never ask a doctor for blacksmithing advice, why would you ask a blacksmith for medical advice. 

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Just a FYI, I was trying to straighten a rusty leaf spring at a demo I was doing, and it started turning white and smoking and stinking up the shop.  I have done research on metal fume fever and the like and I immediately quenched the piece.  I thought there might have been some remnants of a  plastic coating (I could see some stuff) that needed to burn off, but the turning white scared me so I stopped.  So just because it's rusty doesn't mean it doesn't have some galvanization still.  I burned the rest off outdoors downwind of me,.  Nasty scary stuff!  

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