Show ghastly joke enjoyed by renowned scientist 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 of steinmetz lie ile had part of his establishment lish ment lighted with the same bame mercury vapor lamps which made things thing hideous in the conservatory near a doorway he placed a full length mirror when any girt girl came to the houss house whom steinmetz suspected of being abeln proud of her looks he would carefully maneuver her bar to the doorway and turn on the mercury lamps the expression on the tha girls face never failed to delight him reflected in the tha mirror she ahe would tee see herself with ghastly preen green skin and dark purple lips rather as it if shed been dead for two weeks steinmetz said this proved everything was relative |