The morning times., 1896-10-11


fession and the public in general, by DIR.
Variot, a prominent French physician. He
claimed that it was a comparatively easy
matter to metallze or plate any substance,
from a flower TO a human being For
some reason or oilIer however. the doctor
did not produce any startling proofs of
his claim, and in the absence of such the
matter was soon forgotten.
Somebody has evidently profited by the
suggestion and thought it too interesting
asubjcctto lose 81 ghtof. Abouttw omonths
ago thcre appeared On the boulevards Of
Paris several small hand-carts on which
We're frames bearing the rather startling
Sign
GREATEST DISCOVERY OF THE AGE!
No more burials.
DROP DEAD AND BE PLATED.
Babies and swcethearts finished in gold
and silver, according to taste.
Your uncle. husband, mother-in-law. or
poor relative plated and polished in
brass, copper. nickel and aluminium.
Prices moderate.
Work warranted.
Cats and dogs and other favoritcs plated
very nicely and cheaply.
Rue, Gredin.
AP CoQUIN.
Investigation proved NJ. Coquin to be
a very gcrial and fat little Frenciman
When asked if he could plate and polish
five ycar-cld Eaby in really first-class
style, he said. with a sly twinkle in his
eye: If you get tue baby VIII do the
rest"
BODIES IN METAL
NJ. Cuquin has achieved some really
startling results. His mctallizcd bodies,
one tragic head in particular, with grand
forehead, large open eyes and finely
formed lips, equals the most effective work
in artistic bronze, while a newborn bale
seems to sleep like an angel in glowing
metal of rarest gold.
There is nothing ghastly about this
metallic body preserving. The dead III
their realism resemble chaste and deli
cate works Of art, and so exact is their
resemblance that photographs in reliet
bring out the slightest details as to mus
cuIar projections and all the curves OF
real and torsical beauty. The very !us-
ter of the nails and the softness OF the
skin even seem to be perfectly preserved
These metallic bodies are exact copies OF
the modern realistic school of sculpture,
SO great is their perfection, they might
serve, when preserved as ornaments about
the house and lawns OF country places
The body 10 be mctalliZed is immersed
In a chemical bath consisting of soluble
salts of copper, nickel, silver, or even
guild. when one can afford it, and the
electric current passed through. Under
the influence of electrolysis the salts are
decomposed and 1.-The metal is deposited,
layer upon layer. upon the surface OF the
dead body until sufficient thickness covers
the contours All the outlines OF the
body are thus brought out. and the remains
are covered from head 20 foot in rigid
metallic envelope. Coquin, III his investi-
cations and experiments. has had the as
sisIance of such a savant and mechanical
expert as DR.. Carpenter of the faculty OF
medicine.
The inquiry may be made: How is the
liquid Contained i'll this metallic cast re-
moved" How is the escape of noxious
gases and odcrs of decomposition prevented?
Nothing Is more simple than the second
step in the process. The metallic cast.
which is q very hard metal, is drilled
very full OF small holes on it's posterior as
pect. These perforations permit the free
discharge OF all liquids. vapors and gases
in few moments, or, IL hsxte is required,
the case is placed in an oven heated up TO
1000 degrees Fahrenheit. When the con-
tents of this metallic effigy are completely
incinerated the perforations can then he
soldercd up and replated. and the image
of the dead person is complete and iade-
sLructible as the ages.
COMPLETE FOR $500.
In from eight to ten days, at a price
VARYING from 800 to 5000 francs 1850 to
S6oo), you can have the life-siz statue
of your mother-in-law, should she happen
TO die, as an ornament for your parlor;
she can be cast in Florentine bronze
after nature, a charming sight Tor any
appreciative man of the world.
Many things are suggested by the plat
ing as well as III 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 snug
fortune would be entitled To quadruple
gold plate. Men OF means would pro-
Nlue IN tnclF WITS lOE bHcl sbsic III
plating. Millionaires might attempt to
rival each other with the custliness Of
their collections of silver plated and gold
plated ancestors. Not to speak Of the use
fulness as ornaments and the pleasant
knowledge one would have OF always hav-
ing their dead within reach, it would be
very economical idea.
There would be no expense in the way
of funerals, mourning costumes and Gem
etery lots. The commonwealths would
not need to go TO the expense of erecting
monuments to the honor OF their alder
men or other notables. The widow would
no doubt be prord to see her now nickel
or copper plated husband adorn some street
in his own ward. The sculptor and under
taker OF the future may find their occupa-
tion gone. tor the bodies OF great heroes
aud statesmen may be duplicated in plaster
casts in all attitudes, while commemorative
monuments viii give the new art all the
truth of history.
LAST LOOKS PRESERVED.
The modern Cleopatras may now smile
n their last HOE ents, knowing fun well