Show ghastly joke enjoyed by renowned scientist steinmetz was usually very chivalrous and respectful toward women but there was one trick lie he delighted in playing on them wrote jonathan norton leonard in cokl the life of steinmetz he had bad part of his lehment lighted with the same mercury vapor lamps which made hideous in the tha conservatory near a doorway he be placed a full length mirror when noy any girl came to the house whom steinmetz suspected of beina proud of her looks he ha would carefully maneuver her to the tha doorway nod and turn on the mercury lamps the expression on th the girla face never failed io to delight him reflected Kellec ted in the mirror she che would see nee herself with ghastly green shin and dark purple lips rat rather 11 er as if shed been dead tor for two weeks steinmetz bald this proved every abing was relative |