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Re:Old disease names frequently found on death certificates by hinkley on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @01:49PM (#27121163)
It was also used as a pigment. They made it for paint.

I believe when I learned about Paris Green, in some documentary, it was mentioned that it was also briefly used for consumer goods. My association of Paris Green is a picture of a rich green notebook cover and the narrator saying that scholars have to wear gloves to read its contents. Name of the Rose vibe going on there, but the theory is that it was used to keep rodents from chewing on the books.

Also if you're collecting old books, be careful of the green ones. It seems they started with Paris Green in the 1600's but continued using arsenic for green colors all the way into the 20th century: https://daily.jstor.org/some-books-can-kill/

Re:Old disease names frequently found on death certificates by saalweachter on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:08PM (#27122872)
It was also a really, really, bad idea to use your mouth to put a fine point on your paintbrushes throughout history.
Re:Old disease names frequently found on death certificates by hinkley on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @11:01PM (#27126116)
I have some recollection of a paint that used uranium, but the current front runner for me is Naples Yellow, which is three lead, one antimony, and four oxygen atoms. Definitely don’t lick that brush.