Completely and totally off-topic and without any meritwhatso

[Dwight K. Elvey]

>From: "ed sharpe" <esharpe at uswest.net>
>
>"Pure
>mercury sulphide used to be used as vermilion pigment (which may
>explain something about some artists)".
>
>Yes... other  pigments got them too!  but in the case of old  'one  ear
>Vincent you also can mix in syphilis and also drinking absinth ( had word
>wood in it  goggle this for more info).
>
>the painters life was full of toxins and infection!

Hi
 Also lead for whites and cadmium for yellows. I'm sure
the list goes on.
Dwight