Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
Ingesting embalming fluid is a horrible way to die. It’s not a death we worry about much these days, but back when funeral wakes were held at the family home, it was a different story. The undertaker would come and do his job at the house, then a wake would be held for days before the burial, often with plenty of drinking to drown the grief.
Accidents happened, in an astonishing number of different ways.EMBALMING FLUID IN THEIR BEER.
Mourners at a “Wake” Poisoned, One of Them Fatally.
Racine, Wis. Oc….
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