Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1879 — Preservative of the Dead. [ARTICLE]

Preservative of the Dead.

The United States Consul General at Berlin, Mr. Kreisrnann, has communicated to tho Department of State a new process patented in Germany for preservation of the dead. The li quid used is prepared as follows; In 3,000 grammes of boiling water are dissolved 100 grammes of alum; 25 grammes of cooking salt, 12 grammes of saltpeter, 60 grammes of potash, and 10 grammes of arsenic acid.— When cool it is filtered. To 10 liters of this liquid 4 liters of glycerine and I liter of methylic alcohol are added. The process of embalming is by satu rating and impregnating the bodies with it. From li to 5 liters of the liquid are used for a body. —Scientific American.