Lincoln's embalmment

[Eva Elisabeth]

Just to add: In all, the Formaline (formaldehyde) rather serves practical purposes - to kill microorganisms that would cause decay. Lincoln was embalmed for "aesthetic" purposes. I don't know if there's any way to preserve a body with Formaline in a way that it still looks "beautiful", or natural, the "recipe" used for science/study at least doesn't make the result look a delight - and it stinks terribly. (It's also carcinogen, but that, of course, only matters to the scientist/student.) So I wonder what has happened to the Dres. Browns' method unless embalming simply ceased to be in-vogue. (Embalming has never been a "fashion" here.)