| Show AN AN 1 EXI ERIE vt F IA vow new eny alp ihn aini i of ri end llod lei I 1 frota from tho the san francisci alta lo in the course of investigating the I 1 be destro destroying dc jing element that thai affects dead bodice mr peter craig undertaker perceived that was the element that caused decomposition it struck him that ir if this could bo be moved from the coffin codio where tho the body was in cased that preservation would be ba certain how to accomplish this at first rather puzzled mr craig I 1 but not to bo be baffled by trifles ho he gitt gave the subject great consideration and that combustion nils caused h by y tho the union of the cirmon of the material luat crul and tho the oxygen of the air 1 he tried the experiment ot of aing up the oxygen in the casket by tho the aid of a lighted candle lie h had ad an ai airtight r casket made and placed a burn ID lug g candle therein he be screwed down the lid perfectly airtight air tight tho the candle coutin continued aed to burn for right eight hours it then having consumed all the oxy gon feen in the interior was extinguished I 1 ahia his proved the theory and him that he hadan excellent discovery but to carry his leaa i out effectively he obtained the body of a dead manfrom tho the coroner and placed it if hi the coffin with the lighted can dle die as aa I before down the lid lie etc in this cats case tho the candle burned for five loura and a half and then became extinguished as before to the case mr craig had bad tho body to a room re maio feir far three wicki in ia a perfect state of if this him beyond a doubt that he be had succeeded in discovering a new art undid bodies could bo be embalm ed without the aid of chemicals aln after having succeeded so 80 with his bid invention ven tion lie drew the attention of dr br edwin benilo to the process proc cEj and that dial gentler expressed his firm b clief belief in its Bucce bB the new process is 13 to bo be fully tested with the bod body y of mr gokenback Gowen back who died it in tine this city recently and whose body has baa belu pree preserved erod in this manner cm can lo be seen at corinthian hall where it will A ill be brought previous to its removal to the masonic cemetery it is ia the intention or of this gentie maus to have hn his remains taken to colliado coll iad abia faill ill test the process tied nud should it il prove lanot is not doubted doubt cd mr craig crai will ivill have added a new process of preserving bodies bodes to science |
