| Show the ancient art of embalm embalming ng in view of modern progress in embalming bal ming dessi dedication cation and other olber methods of preserving the dead for an indefinite time it is interesting to note that it has been estimated th that atmore more than human mummies were made in egypt from the bagi beginning nning of the art ot of embalming until is ila discontinuance in the seventh century there were three brades of embalming for preserving his relatives in the most approved style the egyptian had to pay 1225 in the second grade the operation cost about the third method was so cheap as to be con within the reach of the poorest citizen mid aud involved the pickling pick of the body for some days and then a boiling in bitumen these mummies are devoid of hair and eyebrows eye brows and are black heavy dry and very hard to break |
