Capital city courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1893, February 14, 1891, Image 3
CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY KKHRUARY i.,, 1891 ZMIISS Alice Isaacs OMAHA, LATE WITH STERN BROS, HEW YORK LATEST NOVELTIES -IN. Millinery At Very Lowest Prices. In the Htoro of lleymnii A I letches, 1518-20 Famam Street OMAHA. NOW IN NEW QUARTERS ! Lincoln Trunk Factory o st 1133 sT- Where we wilt bo glad to sc: nl1 ml friends ntul customers niul ns many now ones as can yet Into the store. C TK. W1R1CK, SUCCESSOR TO WIRICK & HOPPER. A 15 Gent Shave FOR 10 CENTS -AT' SAM WESTERFIELD'S, HURR : DL.OCK. Leading PHOTOGRAPHER! Fino Hust Cabinets f.1 per dor.en. Hiecliil rated to students. Call una see our work. Studio, X314 O Street. ' Open from 10 n. in. to 4 p. in. Huiuluys. J. S. EATON, Physician and Surgeon Office: 239 South Eleventh St. McMurtry Hloek. Office Phone 561. Residence Phone 561. LINCOLN, NEIl. XS Specialist. Practice Limited fo Diseases of the Nervous System, Heart and Blood KBFKKKNCKSi Hon. Wm. I-ecse, Attorniiy Gnuernl. Hon. T. I.. Norvnl, AHHoclnte Justlcu. Jones' National Hank, Howard. Citizens' Nntlonul Honk, Ulysses. OXKICK: 1222 O Htreot. LINCOLN, NEH. Ladle ITse Ir. Lt Hue's I'ttrliMllenl rills from Purls, Krnnce. '1'liat positively ro llevu suppressions, monthly derangements and trrcKiilarltles enused by cold, wenkness, shock, tinemla, or Kcneral nervous debility. The largo proportion or Ills to which ladles and mUses are liable Is the direct result of n disordered or Irregular menstruation. Hup. pretslons continued result In blood poisoning and quick consumption. 12 pnekago or3for 15. Bent direct on receipt of prico. Hold In Lincoln by I!. I. Bherwln, drugglu O tree LINCOLN 'im&tyuh M0t WtC AXU INSTITUTE or I'EXMANilllr, tihorthuml, ami Typewriting, U tho bent niul larxrat CollfKolu the West, uu MuilenU 111 attendant!! lout year, htuilcntt reparisl inr bunlnru In from ;l to 9 month. KxiK-rlencnl faculty, l'rrsoual Instruction. IW-autlful lllustmu-d catnloKiif , rolli-ru Journals, and snvejmeiu of iiinuiuhlp, sent f reo by uililmutlng MLUURIDOK nOQSE, Lincoln, Neb. Tickets ON SALE f m J0ftVk TO j&JLJL Principal Points EAST, WEST, NORTH AND SOUTH - AT- 1044 O STREET. E. B. SLOSSON, City Pjisscnui Agent GOKPSKS CLAD IN G0L1X A WONDERFUL PROCF.SS F01 PRE SERVING HUMAN BODIES. it is 1 in- luti-iiiiM f ivntw-ii rii)i- clan, nnd Mukrs Cadavers liiilr.tmr tlbl by .Mrun. of Klcc troplutlng Tlw Wrk iif Anrlrnt Rmbattnel-s. (Cup) right by Amprlnnu Prr -Asi-ocliitlou. .1112 disposition nf tliu (lend I1111 Inch 11 serious problem uniniigull nations, Hcspcet for tlui dear il part ml -cried nhitid for NOtUtl IIH'tllOll of prosurvut In 11: quest! 0 11 s of hralth anil snnl tatltin urged t lit quick resolution of the liody Into Its primitive dust, Slow decay amid the dull, eold nli struct Inn nf tho tomli wan tho means adopted by our fort) fathers, who found solemn consolation In obituary vorseand statelyepitaphs. Tliu modern trend has licon In favor of eremii tlou and int'inorlal urns, which Ihii revival, 011 tin improved plan, of tho old cittern system of burning tho dead. Still there, nru many who find grim wiliicu In tliu old graveyard, and with their hones to repose under tho shade of weeping willows and drooping yews, while tliu process of em balming has numerous ndheteiits among tho wealthy who want to insure their linea ments against decay. Tho art of preserving tho body after death was brought to great perfection by tho ancient Egyptians, Their methods varied according to circumstauce.s and no tloiis of tho operatoix. Some of the ghost ly relics of tho ealneomlm give evidence of having been dried hy vegetable anil bill Hftinlc substances; other have dolled tliu worm and natural corruption by the aid of salt or natron. Aromiitlogunisornsphalt urn wero used for tho first class of mum mles, which havo been found in a wind into of preservation. Those prepared with nail nnd tint ran havo . hard, black and smooth appearance; the attract moisture on being exposed to the air and become covered witii a xalluo substance. Tho bodies wero rolled up In bandages of sill, nnd linen, which were sometimes l,(KK) yards in length. The colllns weru usually of Hycamnre, cedar or pasteboard; tho caso was covered wlthlu and without by paint lugs of funeral scenes and other subjects, the cover was ornamented in tho miiiih manner, anil bore also tho painted and often glided face of tho deceased in relief. Not only wero human curp-.ei preserved in this fashion, but all animals held sacred by tho Egyptian religion wero muiumllled. IJut Egypt was not tho only country In which embalming was pra ticed success fully It appears to havo been a dogma uiiioiiK several other uncleut nations, In culcated by their religion, that tliu soul continued in the body after death. They looked upon It as n dutj , therefore, to keep the tabernacle of the oul intact and hold sacred the resting plauo of tho dead. la some countries corpses wore oxposed to the ulr a certain pcrlo'il jinil becamo nuunmlcs by tliu operation of natural causes. Pecul iar conditions of tho soil and atmosphere rapidly dried the unlmtU tissues and pre vented putrefaction. A largo mnnlier of mummies vtcro found in tho environs of Diirango, Mexico. They wero in 11 sitting posture, but hod the same kind of wrap pings, bands mid ornnmeuts uu tho Egyp tian. Tho modern Hysteiu of embalming follows tho same general plan of that of tho ancients, consisting of filling tho place of tho intestines with odoriferous ami ties Iccatlvo drugs and spices, but it Is not ex pected that bodies treatod nowadays will defy the ravages of time as long us tho mummies of Egypt. Thoroughness was a pronounced characteristic of tho Egyp thins. They embalmed as they built for all time. Tho thousands of small baud ages which Inclosed tho body formed part of their system, and tlui whole treat ment must havo taken i great deal more time than our undertakers are allowed to prepare 11 corpse for burial. Always foremost in grim und fantastic notions, tho French nro engaged in discuss ing 11 new method of preserving tho dead which has many marked advantages over that of tho Egyptians. Our museums havo familiarized us with mummies. They nro shriveled, unsightly cadavers, und emit n sickly, misty odor. Tho American climate seems to have n bad effect upon them, for mummies that huvo braved tho worms of Egypt for thousands of years have crum bled into dust upon tho removal of their wraps In tho United States. All the dis agreeable features of the old time mummy aro avoided by tho French plan. Xo wraps or desiccating drugs aro needed; there Is 00 danger of tho preserved body dropping to pieces in uny climate. On tho contrary, tho French mummy may be made orna mental, if not useful, and threatens to cause a revolution In tho art of sculpture. It will bo neither moro nor less than nu electroplated corpse coated with gold, sil ver, nickel or brass, according to the taste nnd fortune of the bereaved. Dr. Varlot, one of tho foremost practl tloners in tho Paris hospitals, is thoauthoi of tho system, whose result has beeu lMlli:itSI()K IN T1IR ClAIA'AXIC IIATIL termed "lAmtliropoplastlc galvauliiuo." Ills mode of procedure is as follows: He places tho body in a double frame, with four uprights fastened together, with square trays, and then covers tho frame with a pneumatic. Itell. Tho body is per forated by a metallic u Ire, one end going through tho roof of tho skull, while the 1 other rests in tho tray at tho feet. This wire not only acts as a suppoil to tho I corpse but us a conductor of electricity. J Tho uprights und other portions of tho frame are nirolully insulated with India I ritblHT, Kilt til perch, inr parulliuc. A small 1 thermoelectric battery furnlslu-s 1 lie cur rent. A metallic ciiutact descends from l ho upper tray and rests lightly upon the sur face of the cadaver The surface of tho feet und tho palms of the hands also rent upon two contacts, and, In addition, con tacts are echeloned on the uprights and frame, und can bo applied ur disconnected nt pleasure. llefoto tho apparatus Is plunged lu 11 gal vanic hath tho body has to bo rcnilcicd 11 liorfoel electric conductor. For this pur jmsu tho operator either p.ilnts the corpse with 11 solution of nitrate of silver or ho puts 11 pondered preparation of tho samo on the surface of tliu tklu. The caustic penetrates tho surface, and tho skin turns an opaiito color. Afterward tho nltrnlii of silver has to Isi reduced or separated from Its oxide, hut this presents no great diffi culty. The double framework 'Is then placed lu 11 reservoir, from which the air Is exhausted by 11 pump, ami vapors of while pho-piiortis dissolved In sulphur of car bon are introduced. This Is a dangerous operation, as are all operations lu which dissolved phosphorus plus any part. After tho phosphoric vapors liiivii reduced the nitrate of silver the corpse becomes a gra) Ish white, and Is 11 perfect fue simile of 11 plaster of Paris stajue. Tho metalll.atiiiu Is then very simple, hi lug effect rd by 11 gal vanic bath In tho usual way. Tho French capital is greatly excited over this method of making Indestructible mummies. Should It como Into favor met alli.cd bodies may siotl take the place of wax figures and statuary In museums, gal leries and oven private residences. Not otilyeau tliu last expression of tliu deceased w preserved, hut various poses produced, and by deft manipulation tho countenance of tho corpse changed to ex pi ess almost any emotion. Tho body of tho warrior ma) lie iniido to assume 11 martial attitude. The dead preacher could ho electroplated lu tliu net of exhortation. Statesmen and heroes could bequeath their remains to a son owing nation, and coated with gold, silver or brass preside lu person over t holt own miitiumeiitH. In fact there Is 110 cud of practical or romantic purposes to which our plated bodies might ho put, fiom the pointing of annual to tho adornment of a tale, and even to (he portrayal of some striking episode in national life. In one or two parts of England there are wells whose waters petrify anything placed thcicln Tho most remarkable of those petrifying cisterns nro show places lu the vales of Derbyshire. Water strotigl) Im piegnati'd with lime springs from the stir rounding hills, and is conveyed to the wells lu pipes, where scores of Jets ills tribute It in tho form of spray Minis' liests, baskets, eggs, pipes, the skeletons of birds and animals, etc., are slowly coated with llmestoiio by tho incessant full of the spray, and sold for specimens of pctrlllcu tlou Enterprising showmen once got pos session of a well for the manufacture of 11 KLKCTItOI'LATIKU A IIODV. petrified body, hut public Indignation was so great that they were driven in disgrace from the neighborhood. Tho French peo pie, however, aro different ti tho English. Dr. Vnriot, tho introducer of this lost method of perpetuating dead lmdlcs, Is hailed hy many us a public lienefactor, and the gilded cadavers of his unique under taking establishment create as much ad miration as wonder. .John W. Postoati:. Tliu New Kaunas Nniiutor. Jutlgu V. A. Peffer.of Topeku, who was, Is now Senator-elect Puffer, of Kansas, and will soon In tho colleague or Sena tor Plumb In the tiiugn I II cent fo rum of solemn de bate at Washing ton. His case adds 11 11 other to tho many remarkable ro vol tit ions In '? American politics. Hut yesterday it seemed that Kan sas was almost sol ill I y Itcpubllcan, nnd that Senator Ingiills was her recognized leader: JUDOK l'KKFEU. ,.nw JK.r eMa. tnru is overwhelmingly aiitl-ltepubllcaii, und Mr. Ingalls receives hut r8 votes for re election to 101 for Judge Peffer. Tho now senator was born In Pcunsyl vanla fifty years ago, and has moved west ward hy successive stages, having lived in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, also a short time lu Tennessee, beforo locating in Kan tas. Ho has also been farmer, teacher, soldier, lawyer and editor. In Tennessee he was u conservative during reconstruc tion times, opposing tho radicalism of (jov crnor Hrowidow tiding thence to Wilson county, Kan., he represented that county in tho state senate in 1874. In 1880 ho was uGurlleld elector In 1881 ho becamo editor of The Kansas Farmer, a position he still holds. He made the mpor 11 very pn) Inj; proper ty, and did more, perhaps, than any other man to build up the Farmers' Alliance. His article in Tho Forum for December, 188!), on tho movement attracted much at teutiou. I.lko the other Alliance leaders in Kansas ho is a picturesque character, and has experienced many phases of hfu lu this present world. IloiiiiiiiuliMi Women lu Politics. Tho women of Itoumanla are after their rights, and aro getting them with coin lueiidahlo rapidity. .Mrs, .loiiescu has been elected to tho mayoralty of liraucsci, ami others of tho sex havo achieved lesser po litical distinction, A lamentable phase uf the hit nut ion, however, is that tho may oress elect of Hraiiesci is almost distracted hy the ileinafids for olllces at her disposal made h women. The minister of the in terior declares that unless the row ceases ho will refuse to confirm Mrs. Joucscu in her losltiou. I'mtu county, Wjo., Is bigger than any 0110 ol 'the follow lug states: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Xow lliimp shiie, New .Icrscy, liliode Island and Ver mont, and is nearly as largo us tho thico first mentioned. 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