The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-19
AvlST TEMPLE OF THE DEAD.


Harvey paper touched apssa tsssiv
oFe feaslre Ut the new Eaauss.iss.sss
aasca vas demonstration ef An en-
iaresy practical method of siisposfse sf
human remains, which would re per-
feetsy sanitary N al lis appointments
2n4 results. and whseh wos.la ker.
bodies under saea conditions a. II be
easily aEad ss~ey~ accessible for fsexf-
leo Legal examination.
his syssen2 eemslsts * n scienfis
ally applied aEoceSs OF sseSseeSt don. II
4 an ens1rely aes departure frosa assy
existing fusthn@8 as dissaSInE OF the
dead. Is avoids al the unpleasant
ard resa3tSng features os eSrta barsal
with rs endless train 81 iuSznisxrv
evils through poisoning OF the earth
ana water anu the storing at disease
es.Tgls liable - break cut ia flltssre
spsdemssss- On al thee Y.ssgtS the
nsaAso&eslsa SYSTEM u1eess all the Oh
yeets0ns which eremat1onistS have
8rged So f0Fciasy. and then the mex
system goes farther and meets the OBJ
iectlosss - cremation itself and avoids
the S!s>sck So the delicate sentiment
stiich sistlt:deFs &C tie thought OF De-
sfractlon by tire OK the remains Of
loved onss-
tn sh1> new pEoreSs OF deslceati0n
the Tissues are deprived os moisture,
aaG are kept IN a state Of coeaE ssets.
preservation and p a condition sns.h
renders critical examination ana a
chemical ANALYSIS OF them AZ anv time
a simple and easy matter. Tie gen
srai plan os the proposed maasoie4m
II large binding. beAuflnEsi with the
assoTnHle0tS Of architecture anA sesfsirs.
tire With arrangements Tor q great
uefaaeg 81 sculptures on tilfyer-
ent floors. with mere or les
privacy according 10 Gust. each
Body "a be Perfectly accessible nj
all times. The sepaichfeS are faruseg.
Of concrete, aud run IN rows and tiers
similar 10 the arrangement of the
wants IN . safe deposit company. ex-
cept where family groups or clusters
are specially arranged, aith sitting
rooms or parlofS adjoining 4 bald
ing leo feet square wcald contain 10
COO sepu!ehges
Externally The naae oieuDs may he
of any degree Of aTchites tQrai beauty
Internally the vaults are made II con.
crete. surrounded hy either natural or
artificial stoae % any quality. Each
sepulchre has one opening for a nit
ting the body In THIS there Is a pate
glass door hermeticaliy sealed and
outside q marble or metal door FOR
safety When the outer door i
opened the body NAV be seen without
disc ll1ration 0F decay emaciatetl. OF
course, but pre- erving the outlines 81
the features.
The preservation Of the ho.ly Is
effected by meas 81 current Of dry
air. There are conduifs formed in the
concrete which bring the iry ajr into
the sepaichres ST one end while AZ
the other end the air current passes
out laden wfth the gases and moist
ures Of the body. which are conducted
10 furnace and consumed. 20 that
no oelsterloas gases or offensive osors
can escape 20 the outer air. IL i. in
fact. a cremation of the decay able
elements of the body, leaving the gen-
erai structure intact. and akin 10
the change that Is produced hy
old age. when the refund form
disappears ard the body shfiEks
TO lesser size The change ia the
appearance OF a desic eatesl body i IN
fact identical with that which we see
going on every day. The steaiy cur
rent al anhydrogs air passing through
the sepBlchre. performs about the
same transformation on the dead
body that time does for the living. 4
moderate current Of such dry air as Il
Used IA tsie neg niAusolsunl process
accompanies the desires purpose in
about ninety days After the work Is
finished the condaits are hermetieaav
closed oxidation aud dscaR position
are prevented, and the body remains
IN yiew through the glass door.
Desieeation Is not a novel process.
The osehiaus and Fartar~ uractieesf ID
bg saspending their dead spen trees
for three years. Ia be dfied by the air
and the sun. The EthioE8ams. accord
ing 10 the record OF Hero6i0tu.. prac-
tieed a similar method gith the bodies
ot their dead, which acre placed In
columns 81 tuhes Of glass. Kept III the
homes Of relatives for year. houored
with sacrilices and finally setup with
ouf the town. Tbs manner ia which
the body 81 the explorer. NJ Lig-
ingstoae, vas preserved Tor its
long journey home j. coussd-
cred an evidence that iesicrat an has
long been praetice,l II the heart Gf
Africa. The ancient peruYiAns dried
their dead ~ the san. In south Aus
traiia there - tfihe Eaaf has inUG
practlcea the 1escsati0H of rs3e body
oY placing II IL . sitting posture meaF
the top Ut the bUt, assi keeping il
there anti II j. dry There are also
records Of similar practice III dssscca-
ton n intsia and Japan.
In the casacousus 81 the Cspaehia
msoakS, near Palermo the busltss are
dried ~ ovens ard la5i ia inches IL
Is said that y ben TIE toiab0 II a SiesILan
usonarea Wa opposed. after lapse 81
10 years. the }s1dy ass found 10 ~
perfect ard entire baYing evidently
h.esu pre- -ervesI ty slesiee alton.
uf e14rse, tie ancient snsthoss were
crude 81 compared wiia the msslern
scleaflas process. which j. adapted
nes salg to :tas 8Fy Atmosphere Of the
last, h1t t. ayailable IN tar eeuIsr ii
hiul.llfy. anfi which wlIi remove the
tAree-f0aFths 81 she human body com
pTi.s& ia tae gases aud fluids and set
leavs tae form distinct and rs-sgguizA-
be for long periods - time. This has
s~ea demonstrated beyeua 4ne@tSon
BY series ri tests which haze pza-
aeea the testimony uf s. ngmteT es
sm4ineat men 70 cevtSfv that Ehe ne
process j. prae .skatle Aad saaitAry /.
that she structure NAV b. made indie
strgcssAl@. THAI Il Niil prevent prrnaa-
ruse infers4ent. Ana secure the isosiy
from thsfs
In The sarlfer sxpefl gslenss tke Bot
iss 81 animals aalg were used tic wAs
shNza that @se - a. IS shscA egfiels
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