Sleeping Beauty
Rosalia Lombardo was an Italian child born in 1918 in Palermo, Sicily. She died on December 6 1920. It is thought that she died from a case of pneumonia. Rosalia's father was sorely grieved upon her death that he approached Dr. Alfredo Salafia, a noted embalmer, to preserve her.She was one of the last corpses to be admitted to the Capuchin catacombs of Palermo in Sicily.
Embalming
Thanks to Dr. Salafia's embalming techniques, the body has been well-preserved. X-rays of the body show that the organs are remarkably intact.The child appears as if she were only sleeping, hence receiving the name "Sleeping Beauty", though due to the discoloration that has become more pronounced in the years following her preservation, it is quite obvious she is deceased. Rosalia Lombardo's body is kept in a small chapel at the end of the catacomb's tour and is encased in a glass covered coffin, placed on a marble pedestal.
Technique
Recently the mummification techniques used by Dr. Alfredo Salafia, was found from a handwritten memoir of Salafia's. Dr. Salafia replaced the girls blood with a liquid made of formalin to kill bacteria, alcohol to dry the body, glycerin to keep her from overdrying, salicylic acid to kill fungi, and the most important ingredient, zinc salts to give the body rigidity.
britex, i was talking about the lady in the coffin...
but now that you have mentioned dracula's.....
i kinda got excited!!!!! does he look a bit like edward in TWILIGHT? does he,. does he???
getting cheeky in here...
weird....
DON'T DO IT !
Your talking Dracula here .. Open the coffin, Try to take photo and before you know it............You're one of the living ead......
britex, what do u think about taking pictures with the coffin?? dya think they'd charge me???
that man must have so much love for that lucky lady...
***sigh***
Drac, if you were stuck in your coffin, not so bad if left in peace to sleep ... but this one is in a glass cage, showcased to the world throughout the hours of daylight. eewww!
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
DRACULA, TOUCHE...
***NEED TO SLEEP BUT STILL GLUED TO QL***
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ewww...
stuck in my coffin!
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bubbly 1975, yeah.. eewww!!
And I wouldn't say yes to coffee with them either. eewww!
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
Brit, eeewww..i wouldn't say yes to a million dollars if i'd be invited to have coffee with them...
***but on second thought***
Don't know whether its true..
Man Keeps Dead Wife in Glass Coffee Table
Arizona resident Jeff Green preserved the body of his dead wife Lucy in a specially-built glass coffee table, which is on display in his living room
Jeff Green is a 32 year old American, in Arizona, whose wife passed away. Due to the great pain he suffered after her death, he did something totally out of character for a normal and sane person. He said, " I could no longer take the pain that my wife's death has caused me so I brought her back home." This is where Jeff's story takes a twisted turn. His wife, Lucy, was born with a heart condition that ended her life at the young age of 29.
Lucy's last words to Jeff were, " We will meet again in heaven." These words served of no consolation to Jeff's despair. At the funeral, in an act of desperation, Jeff decided that he would not let Lucy leave him. "I called the cemetery caretaker and explained my feelings."
I personaly think it a hoax..
Same procedure from the body of the former president & dictator of the philippine republic... Pres. Ferdinand Marcos.
why can't he just let go. She is gone is gone.
Everybody is right everybody is wrong, it depend where you stand
wow and um ew.