evans@mhuxt.UUCP (crandall) (01/25/86)
Weren't some of the "spontaneous combustion" cases ones involving
internal "burning" with no external damage? If so, have you seen the crazy
medicines folks used during the Victorian era? Crotan oil, for instance,
which is extremely castic was a common purgative. When your pharmacy is
largely compiled of poisons it's easy to mess up.
Sukie Crandalllarry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (02/02/86)
> Weren't some of the "spontaneous combustion" cases ones involving > internal "burning" with no external damage? If so, have you seen the crazy > medicines folks used during the Victorian era? Crotan oil, for instance, > which is extremely castic was a common purgative. When your pharmacy is > largely compiled of poisons it's easy to mess up. The cases on record all involve mass destruction of most of the decendent's body through incineration, leaving just ash and bone. ==> Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York <== ==> UUCP {decvax|dual|rocksanne|rocksvax|watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry <== ==> VOICE 716/741-9185 {rice|shell}!baylor!/ <== ==> FAX 716/741-9635 {G1, G2, G3 modes} duke!ethos!/ <== ==> seismo!/ <== ==> "Have you hugged your cat today?" ihnp4!/ <==