Time to re-read _Strong Poison_ by Dorothy Sayers. Arsenic properties provide the hook on which it's hung (along with the villain)
Wanda Pease > In other words, maybe they were a little more willing to be > slowly poisoned > by arsenic if it made them look good than we are be in the days > of safe(ish) > OTC cosmetics. We actually need a small amount of arsenic in our > diet for > health, anyway, though I expect that these pigments exceeded that amount. > > -E House _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
