22. Madame's fame and notoriety rested on her willingnes to show women how they could "dispose" of their unwanted husbands, unfaithful boyfriends and troublesome ex-lovers. She would provide to her clients poisonous potions, usually arsenic trioxide, dispensed under the guise of a cosmetic. She subsequently admitted to her role in contributing to the demise of more than 600 persons during the course of her long and successful "cosmetic" sales career.