Rather, they have most likely caused a joint, bone, ligament or tendon injury due to overstraining, pinched nerve, or similar causes. While heart attack warning is usually connected with the pain in a woman's left arm, the right one, if hurting, is probably injured. The cause may be a simple night of sleeping while holding your right arm in an unnatural position.
As brass hardware ages, its surface oxidizes, which leaves a layer of tarnish over the hardware. Over time, an additional protective layer, called a patina, forms over the untreated tarnished brass.
An alloy of copper and zinc -- and sometimes other metals -- brass tarnishes quickly when exposed to air. To prevent the oxidization that leads to tarnish, manufacturers of brass lamps and other brass items often coat the lamp base in clear lacquer.