The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-19
ZONES
Tho Ultimate Destination Of the Most
Durable Parts Of the Body.

Tho Ultimate Destination Of the Most
Durable Parts Of the Body.
The bones are composition Of lime
and phosphorus. ard are the most dura-
i'e part Of the human system. Leave the
body If "a man or animal exposed 90 the
.lr in few weeks IL passes into the
nrh aud atmosphere. leaving only the
.f.I.fon which. after considerable
lapse ~ time disappears also This reab-
..rtfsu Of the body 10y the elements
g. comparatively rapid IN the towers OF
tIa parsecs and in the case Of those who
r.ush m trayersing &; desert. The body
.f man cannot properly bee said 90 return
t1 DUST That is an ancient prejudice.
oven in the case of the Loaes the phos-
.fhite passos rarity into the earth or air
l The form OF oxygen or phosphorus,
an1 the lime is mixed with the SOIL en-
llled in rocks or dissolved IN water.
r. tie process OF cremation the tissues
.Hlurear in the form of vapor, ana there
r.rlIne residue composed of pieces OF
nlue of yarous sizes. which. If water Is
added and they are dried. become
coarse dust chat can Doe hermctically con-
ceaI-I m al uu and preserved for an
Indefinite I.n.A
Bg.u th. process of embalming prac-
ueeI w He ancient Egyptians could not
prevent t.e resolving OF the body into its
.n.ull clements. If fragments Of the
f...l.s .r 0f the bones remain II is be-
cause tl.r character is entirely changed
l- tle gums and other substances en-
}ayaI tr fhr emhalmers. As 10 embalm-
lHs IT'S I..lItyl m these days Sc is or TOO
r..ent .Hu 90 furnish any reliable data
u. t.it. .t. acy as a prcscrt alive mtlhoI.
rh. F.Fuuaus endeaVOred to preserve the
hon. Hr. ID
substances the Greeks Romans and other
t.u1rs. ancient and modern. 10y enclos-
lt Ir solid collins and monumental
tU.s. Il- success has never been COM
I.f.Ir.f- with the effort. Isolated efforts
llt- been made 90 preserve the whole
.r pant of the osseous structure as q
.f tribute 90 humanity as relics or
u.UIri0us reminder of mans NOR
tr Great cOnQucr0rs. Ike Tameriane,
l u.t take the trouble 10 bury those
.Itered ina their battles or In the pop
cities they ravaged, but LETT along
tr Uu- of march hundreds of thou
sand. NJ bleaching skeletons, collected
I.s afterwards and piled in pyramids
nlf were soon wasted away by the winds
.. storms After the battle OF Morgan
tr OBJ. Swiss made "a singular pyramid
tra bones Of the soldiers OF Charles
Nt Rash LEFT on the battlefield. Consld-
.rrr me millions chat have persisted on
II. If battle. especially in Europe, dur
I. fhr last thousand years, IL rs astonish-
bog that SO few bones are turned mp by
OIL. ul0w or found I'm eXcav1;ing the SOIL.
lr these days human bones found ty
chance are decently buried. or II II is
necessary Co condemn an old cemetery
OBJ. remains found I'm tt are Inferred else
whore In Paris this process has been
going ON for a hundred years-that is,
.nc. the epOch Of the French reVoiu-
..o The bones of those buried hastily
.lter street riots, and those of the dead
Nc the dlsu4ed cemeteries, have been re-
moved from time 20 time 90 the cata-
combs. unui the number OF skeletons
u.re or less complete here assembled
AMOUNT at present 90 six millions. I'm
rv cemetery of the Capucines az Rome
leuu bones are arranged IN iahcilu
-a...s whose artistic ingenuity re-
l...s considerably the painful sugges-
N.s ot mortality 10 is theory OF Ger
t-a religious orders that death should
e-a.-.ly bee kept IN mind boy actions
" Is of "a sepulchral nature.
imperative durability Of the bones
As caused their extensive preservation
sacred relics The list Of these is too
@. Boz given with any sort OF COM
lr....s. lut some OF them may he
mentioned as specimens Of the rest. or
.Iae. o. the arm there exist OF ST.
t.s. uf So. Vincent. ~ of st. Philip,
ID NJ 3d. Andrew. II OF ST. James In as
.1 reat churches. There is knee
of $50 JustInian. The Jaw-bones OF
.''.f Hf- lnuumerable. there being TWEEN
.i J.hn the Baptist alone. of sanity
I- ia.re are nine Of So. Bartholomew,
' mention numerous others. The
uf These holy personages appear
DID have been capable Of indefinite
iN''. of these 10 is only necessary
IGNITION the thirty or forty preserved
nt churches that are said once
''' belonged to ST. Julian. The most
lte collection Of osseOus relics is
.i iHe 1000 virgins in the Church
f.uIt ut Cologne. each separate
'. which is presumed 60 be capable
''.im'nr 20 miracle The mortal re-
of many saints who died m the
history off the Church were placed
,.... which are wOrshipped by the
'.. h1t the condition Of their con-
unknown. as fl would De a horri-
Ii,.e to open them
~. o." ihr ancient nations only the
''pnfns have succeeded I'm preserving
,,..,. ,'.''ns NJ their sOvereigns for a re-
,,@''. length Of time. Not bone re-
po.a " NE rulers OF ancient Greece or
"'Ae bones OF charlemagne are