I remember reading a study about how the earth is losing free nitrogen rapidly because of embalming. (One reason why I don't want to be embalmed.) You also have to wonder what's going to happen to cemeteries, when all those coffins start leaking. I can't imagine embalming fluid is good for the environment...
Being buried with old prayerbooks would be cool, but since the breviarium monasticum is out of print and hard to find, I'd rather my breviaries go to someone who'd use them. ;) Same with my rosary. With my luck, they'd bury me with old copies of "Worship and Praise" or "Gather." (Both hymnals from the 1970's, which are dismal.)
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Date: Sunday, 3 June 2007 02:41 pm (UTC)From:I remember reading a study about how the earth is losing free nitrogen rapidly because of embalming. (One reason why I don't want to be embalmed.) You also have to wonder what's going to happen to cemeteries, when all those coffins start leaking. I can't imagine embalming fluid is good for the environment...
Being buried with old prayerbooks would be cool, but since the breviarium monasticum is out of print and hard to find, I'd rather my breviaries go to someone who'd use them. ;) Same with my rosary. With my luck, they'd bury me with old copies of "Worship and Praise" or "Gather." (Both hymnals from the 1970's, which are dismal.)