New Buriel Proposal.....

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Tracey
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New Buriel Proposal.....

Post by Tracey » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:16 pm

Interesting new buriel proposal (found by someone else)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staf ... 336100.stm
The powder is put into a small box made of potato or corn starch and placed in a shallow grave, where it will disintegrate within six to 12 months
Sounds like we become the human equivalent of "Cup a Soup" :?
But dont worry .........A metal separator then picks out metals such as artificial hips and mercury dental fillings......................... :lol:
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JustJean
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Re: New Buriel Proposal

Post by JustJean » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:38 pm

Tracey wrote:Interesting new buriel proposal (found by someone else)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staf ... 336100.stm
The powder is put into a small box made of potato or corn starch and placed in a shallow grave, where it will disintegrate within six to 12 months
Sounds like we become the human equivalent of "Cup a Soup" :?
But dont worry .........A metal separator then picks out metals such as artificial hips and mercury dental fillings......................... :lol:
Wow.....talk about recycling!!!

But then again....here's an interesting side story....

In amongst the debris of inheritance that has sifted to my generation.....was a small coin purse. Obviously well used, quite antique, and containing an assortment of coins of Scotland. And no I haven't yet taken the time to have any valuations made...just intrigued to be able to hold in my hand a relic that once obviously crossed the palm of an ancestor or two. And also in the bottom creases of the coin bag was an odd little nugget....looked like a piece of stone....I dug it out and looked closely.....Wow....that looks like it might be gold??...You spose I had an ancestor that actually went panning for gold and discoverd a small nugget???? Wow....and then the sickening realization washed over me..... :shock: It wisnae gold from the hills but instead a filling and portion of tooth that some poor souls mouth had given up. And there it was.... laying there in the palm of my hand :!:

I've often wondered if they were living or dead when the motherlode came out :shock: ! (and I've even had macabre thoughts that if I were so motivated....I could probably have the chunk of attached tooth enamel DNA tested......but maybe I'll leave that to another generation to ponder.....)

Best wishes
Jean
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