Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-08
st in 4 Very ajsort time

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borrower l.arg iii l. i. .ra..az
distortion. bug lag ra=1=1 ~. +
.f1iiIc.
Inc process is ~fap,e. a44 aa.
surprised l4a5 a =oe- NJ a4eua=.e.
5etorz. realize lis pess.o.a =
ztea 4 l#e.. zi0le3lt
II is not4iqs .aqre wea - Ia
4-ture netn. q Il pe9fHfs q.ou On
6en1latelE
Wy Object was % p..e..;.rs anatpltl-
al specimens in suen Il way a. aq.
e Hceessitate tnef IN ute IL YES
se:s OF chemicals. 3al to nave Iep#
3Xpz.ed to the at@ sphere without
.i>k of decompositi7' aad in ms Way
facilitate caae for rh- eXamlpati5s.
In planning a method / con ra it-l
that the first and most Necessary step
Vas 10 prevent immediate deco.uPuai
son in=ofder that conditions Tow ,1et5i-
ieation might follow.
Fer tHjs reason selected sod.l;.G
itieate. d en- -9und the elements OF
Which nest petriiied substances teh
an in their composition, and Whicl
y itself is al excellent preseryer Gf
snimal tissue.
Il remembered also that ,he ancient
cess Of mummfication, and to initiate
them made Use of Na2CO3, which in
combination with the solution of s.
dium sillcate has given NE a product
Of mineral Consistency.
after few experiments | noticed
that in order to obtain good results it
is necessary to prolong the process for
months, or even years, for the longer
Droaches tbs certified state
Not Unlike Limestone.
The doctor then proceeds to give de-
tailed directions not of interest - lay-
men. and continues:
II have kept some specimens for
Gbput six months some for longer and
some for less time.
Again, some specimens have sim.
ply subjected to alternate maceration
in the above solutions, but these We're
small solid parts.
81 have the boGy of an unborn babe,
which has been injected but once with
the above solution, and the remainder
of the time it has been kept in sou'
ton for period of six months. hay
ing been exposed to the air for two
years. 1t is now very hard, is of whit
ish yellow color, and looks and feels
like ordinary limestone
Regarding the changes that take
place, will not attempt to say any
thing positively. but so far as | can
somewhat as follows: The fatty tissue
becomes saponifed from the caustic
effect Of slicate sodium, is gradually
dissolved in solution and is substituted
by the combination formed by the TIVE
Kinds If chemicals
The liquid tissue is driven out part
~ by the mechanical action CT injec
tion and partly by massage and the as
effect Of the solutions AMI
partly by osmcsis, the product Of tie
TWO compounds being gradually depos-
tied in their places.
The tissue becomes maceratod
and partly, very gradually, deccmrosed
and dissolved in solution. the product
being deposited in its tplace. The
cavities becoming filed with the prod
uct. the shape and form preserved. +
The question arises what is formed
by the two compounds? To this there
is n very positive answer, though this
would be an approximate answer:
oxide being deposited instead between
thhe tissues in greater or lesser quanA /
ties, rendering the stony appearance
and consistency of the subject.
ct appears to me that should the
process be continued fcT years the sub
ject would become so petrifed as to
appear like those done by nature.
"It is we'll to remark here that the
hair remains in a perfect condition