Show ghastly joke enjoyed by renowned scientist steinmetz was usually very chivalrous and respectful toward women but there was one trick he delighted in playing on them wrote jonathan norton leonard in loki the life ot of steinmetz lie ile had part of his establishment lish ment lighted with the same mercury vapor lamps which made things lilleous in the conservatory near a doorway he placed a full length mirror when any girl came to the house whom steinmetz suspected of being proud of her looks he would carefully maneuver her to the doorway and turn on the mercury lamps the expression on the girls faco never failed to delight him reflected in the mirror she would see herself with ghastly green skin and dark purple lips rather as if shed been dead tor for two weeks steinmetz said this proved everything was relative |