Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-09

scientists of Europe. knowing the imam.
ciHl benefit Of n perfected process OF
naturalization. have attempted by
quick methods 10 turn the body into a
perfectly hard substance. and to that
end have tried certain process Of
plating which Is applied to every part
or the body. and Il must be confessed.
With some success.
Three years ago n Dr. sculchi sue
cccl"d In actually Anticipating tho
remains N nm infant that dicd In ner.
IN Tho child was uf poor parents and
Tho doctor offered them an exorblt-
ant sum 10 allow him 10 experiment
urou the little body. Ifo took tho in
rant. and. after suitably treating Il
through the veins until he made eure
That the body was permanently PIE.
served on the cmhnlming method. FINAL
" applied to tho exterior Of the body
coating Of substance which 40
closely resembles our nickel plate that
u might pass as such.
Finally. aftcr applying many coats.
ne gave II "a last finish of the brilliant
shining metal with the result that
NJ had baby which was really a
nickci-plated mummy. Its features
were perfectly preserved. In fact. II
was ~ llfo-likc that the parents OF the
chlll wcpt aH they saw IT, Yet. though
u was mumminod Infant. Il was per-
iecily rigid and could have passed a-
stutuctto.
a NICKEL Platter.
With thir uncanny reference 10 TO
speak. DR.. scuichi presented his Gro.
dontiala 20 the royal families OF Eu-
rope, such us sun follow the custom
OF uummncntlun. and requested Thorn
10 allow him to apply his process of
huWmingntlon 10 their dead. lie act.
uhlly gnlncd hearing In one " tho
courts OF Europe, and might have OK
/ pvtlmcutcd upon n deceased member
Of the royal family had II not been for
the royal physlcinns who argued that
such move would be sacrilcgious.
They pointed out that IL was n
sacred right. faithfully followed by
court mummicra. after the sacred GUS
| toms of the ancienta. and as such
should be- preserved In all It's sacred.
meas.
They showed the evils OF adopting
anything IN this line 10y suggesting
that were the naturalization 10 prove
Failure. all processes OF the future
| would be- regarded with suspicion. and
that u would end In the bodies being
Destroyed. They said that at hest. they
/ would he liable 10 crumble. and that
the great sacred secret and lrt would
be lost 10 history. They argued 80
well that the progressive doctor lost
the opportunity of his life.
| AlnhonHo MI. was placed In tho
/ chnrnol house Of the Escurial lmmc.
diately after the completion OF the
FUNERAL services ana the doctors aud
expert mummlncrH Of the Kingdom at.
tended the body. In the ordinary courre
uf events the dead King should have
become mummifcd In six years. nut
IL actually took thirteen years,
| This was said To be- due TO the faet
that the air OF the room was opposed
e. the process by being too damn In
their EFFORT 10 keep the house closed
and entirely sacred II became humid
and not properly ventilated, and thus
IN" body OF the Sovereign took. In tho
stone formation. much longer than tho
regulation time.
OF SOLID STONE.
II IL now announced that Aiphon.o
XII. IL an actual mummy. and that
he will soon be ready for trannfcrrenc,
10 the great family Rarcophagus where
he will lie In state for the rest of hls
stone endurance. which may be for
thousands OF ycirH. His cornpaniona
are tho kings who died hundrcdn OF
years ago. and there In no reason why
Aiphonso should not last ma long as
they.
Mummlfying IL literal turning IN
stone. IL II not. ana has not been con.
rlderod. a difficult process. nor one
that could not be easily carried out
upon most perlshahlo materlnls. An
apple. scientists say, would make a very
acceptable mummy apple In six years.
There are certain rock forms OF petri.
| ned animals and fruits In which the
process OF pctrincntion which took
place In natural stages by long years
~ activity could be hnHtaned. through
science. to months, instead OF years,
The royal aarcuphagua IN now being
prepared Tor magnificent royal fu.
neral and Alphonso I'll. win be laid
e. rest by the side OF his fathers.