Re: particulates, cancer, and heart disease

["Ron Larson" <ronallarson@qwest.net>]

Thanks Kevin

 

    I had thought mummification was reserved for those who were pretty well off.  

 

    I wonder how much autopsy work goes on today in developing countries - and what the differences might be as a function of income level.  And whether the autopsy could indicate that the lung soot was a cause of death.

 

     I have been in some well-to-do homes in developing countries where the wife (not servants) did at least some of the cooking.  I wonder if the same could have been the case in ancient Egypt.

 

Ron

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Kevin Chisholm

To: Ron Larson ; stoves@crest.org

Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 1:33 PM

Subject: Re: particulates, cancer, and heart disease

Dear Ron

 

A while ago, I read of an autopsy done on an Egyptian Mummy... it was the body of a young woman, whose lungs were loaded with soot. They figured it was the body of a Kitchen Staff person...

 

Kevin Chisholm

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