tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13196976.post2212166051233318826..comments2008-06-23T02:35:09.382-04:00Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01386406270744275223noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13196976.post-25796168181055151012007-01-15T13:32:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:32:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:32:00.000-05:00I believe he was speaking about the clothes of Mildred's husband, who was buried next to her in a wooden coffin.<br /><br />Mildred's cast-iron coffin would have kept in any embalming fluids used, and what was left of the occupant. <a href="http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mcemeteryrights.html">Straight Dope</a> says that "Most lead coffins contain dry bones but some are found to be about one third full of a viscous black liquid (coffin liquor), which contains bones and (sometimes) soft tissues." Yuck.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01386406270744275223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13196976.post-38405581608996392052007-01-15T09:39:00.000-05:002007-01-15T09:39:00.000-05:002007-01-15T09:39:00.000-05:00Hmmmm how did he know what kind of clothing she was wearing without ever opening the casket?<br /><br />(“The condition of the clothes is almost extraordinary. We normally don't get clothing at all like this in graves. This appears to be a frock coat or suit,” Allen said.)<br /><br />(It's anyone's guess how well preserved the body is inside. Buzzards circling overhead may wonder, but Allen won't open the casket. He worried about something he called coffin liquor.)Krissyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13362057804293903328noreply@blogger.com