Under this heading, we will present to our readers an essay upon
the causes of the dissolution of the human body. The writer, Mr. W.
W. BALL, of Bangor, Michigan, who published the following in THE
CASKET of March, 1877, has kindly allowed us to republish it, for
the benefit of those who have not read it, and also as a proof that
the theories advanced in this volume cannot be refuted. We give the
article at length. The statements advanced in the essay, also the
course of treatment adopted in the preservation of bodies, will be
found to possess great similarity with the different methods herein
given.