Bubonic Plague was known as the Black Death and had been known in England for centuries. It was a ghastly disease. The victim's skin turned black in patches and inflamed glands or 'buboes' in the groin, combined with compulsive vomiting, swollen tongue and splitting headaches made it a horrible, agonizing killer.
Uses of Tin. Tin is mostly commonly used in alloys, and in tin plate which is a thin sheet of steel with a protective coating of tin. Tin plate is used for food cans because it is not reactive to the acids present in food.
Ad. Although many people may know gold for its use in jewelry â which is how about 65% of it is used â it has a number of other uses. About 25% is used in industrial applications in ceramics, electrical, and electronics applications. specialized use is in the powder called gold tin purple, gold tin precipitate, or purple of Cassius, which is used for tinting enamels and manufacturing a special type of glass called ruby glass. Ruby glass is used on the windows of office buildings as well as on mirrors that are used in space.