Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1910 — Baryptian Bmbalmin*. [ARTICLE]

Baryptian Bmbalmin*.

The modern embalmer is still ignorant of the secret that was so welt known to the 'inen of ancient Egyptq The process followed by the Egyptian embalmers is known only In part, ths main part being still a mystery. Xs to the cost of becoming a mummy, Herododtus and Diodopis tell of three modes of embalming prevalent In Egypt, the first very costly, answering to about |2,000 of our money;' the second, S6O; the third within the reach of all.”