The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-11

pert as DR.. Charpenter of the faculty OF
medicine.
The inquiry may be made How is the
liquid contained in this metallic cast re-
moved? How is the escape of noxious
gases and odors of decomposition pre-
vented?
Nothing is more simple than the sec
ond step in the process. The metallic
cast which is very hard metal, is
drilled very full of small holes on its
posterior aspect. These perforations per-
NIT the free discharge of all liquids, va
pors and gases in a few moments, or
II haste is required, the case is placed in
an oven heated up to 1000 degrees Fab
renhelt. When the contents of this me-
tallic effigy are completely incinerated
the perforations can then be soldered up
and replated, and the image of the dead
the ages -
In from eight to ten days, at price
varying from 300 to 5000 francs $3.50 to
$6Se), you can have the life-sized statue
OF your mothesin-law, should she hap
pen to die, as an ornament for your par
Tor; she can be cast in Florentine bronze
AFTER nature charming sight for any
appreciative man of the world
Many things are suggested by the plat
ing as well as in any funeral. The grief
of the surviving relatives might be meas
ured by the thickness and grade of the
metal employed in plating the deceased
An ancestor who died leaving one A snug
fortune would be entitled to ouadrlnIe
gold plate, or at least a triple silver
plate. Men of means would provide in
thelr wills for their style OF plating. MI
liona1res might attempt to rival each
other with the costliness of their coIIec-
tons OF silver plated and gold plated an
cestors. Not to speak of the usefulness
as ornaments and the pleasant knowledge
one would have OF always having their
dead within reach, it would be a very
economical idea.
There would be no expense in the way of
funerals, mourning costumes and GENE
terry lots. The commonwealths would not
need to go to the expense of erecting mon
uments TO the honor of their aldermen or
other notables. The widow would no douht
De proud to see her now nickel or copper
plated husband adorn some street in his
own ward. The sculptor and undertaken
OF the future may find their occunation
gone. for the bodies of great heroes and
statesmen may be duplicated in plaster
casts in all attitudes. while commemora-
i've monuments will give the new art all
the truth Of history.
The modern Cleopatra may now smile
IN their last moments, knowing fun well
mat their beauty will be handed down 10
tuture generations, instead Of perishinp In
the midnight of the tomb Finely formed
bodies of dead women would be in demand
Tor they would serve as ornaments for
fountains and public parks; they would he
used as caryatides. Perhaps even the ar
tlstic lamp posts OF the future may be the
metallized body of to-day's belle. -preserv-
ed In the nude and posed in an attractive
position.
To some persons this preservation Of the
oead Is unspeakably repulsive. To others
IL would be narrowing beyond measure
TO look into the face OF the dear dead ana
see the familiar lineaments without the
familiar smile would be prolonging the
OF life. Pui0Nie
But, 1t must be remembered that there
is great difference in people in this re-
speet and what is one mans meat Is an
other mans poison" In no instance is This
a truer saying than in the case of the
preservation Of the dead. Records there
are OF people who sit by a coffin daily for
years looking upon the poor. cold EN-.
balmed face, ghasty from deatb,s
changes. Others make life a daily Mecca
70 the cemetery, where only a few moor
MOWERS spring from the lifelessness But
such Is life-and such Is DEATH
10 people who find comfort in lool,,pe
upon the dead this silver-plated ancestry
- doom consolation. a solace, a balm
'ha1 cannot be measured BY any words