Drinking grandma: the problem of embalming.(SPECIAL REPORT) Journal of Environmental Health | December 1, 2008| | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Environmental Health Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

The Origin and Spread of Embalming in the United States

While embalming has origins going back to ancient Egypt, its roots are not as deep in the United States. The modern practice of embalming owes its origins to the American Civil War. Faced with the problem of shipping dead soldiers home, the army commissioned Dr. Thomas Holmes to develop a method of preservation (Roach, 2003). He came up with and emblaming fluid that used arsenic as the main ingredient because it was effective in killing the microorganisms responsible for decomposition (Knoefes & McGee, 2002).

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