Death Is All around Us by Weber Jonathan M.;

Author:Weber, Jonathan M.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HIS025000 History / Latin America / Mexico, TEC056000 Technology & Engineering / History
Publisher: UNP - Nebraska

Fig. 9. Monroe S. Leech, patent 6,620, “Mortuary Box.” The glass dome is listed as figure 1. Archivo General de la Nación, Grupo Documental-Patentes y Marcas, legajo 307, expediente 80, March 1, 1907.

Two of McDonald’s ingredients had rich histories in the burial process. For example, gypsum was a common preservative used in the Roman Empire that acted as a drying agent by absorbing liquids leaving the corpse.50 Furthermore, molasses also had long been used as a preservative of both food and corpses.51 As a sugar byproduct, it reduced the amount of bacteria that grew on the body’s surface, absorbed moisture, and left behind dehydrated tissues with a texture similar to that of beef jerky.52 However, for families looking to make more of a statement about their social status and offer additional protection for the corpse, cement ushered in a new era in funerary technology, and the burial vault became the more secure method of body disposition for the well-to-do.

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