Jose, I must have missed the 'target' Mario was shooting for as his contention was that the heat and humidity would have exacerbated the decompostion process. Your view is that his body was preserved in a frozen state until exhumed?
> 7. One point to note is the time of year that SFX died. That part of China > is frozen in December to February. Explains finding the body (at the time it > was exhumed) in the state it was found - not the state it was when it > remained in Malacca or during its voyage to Goa and thereafter. Hence, Mario > may been on target . Lime (CaCO3) preserves by dessication as this link on mummification states... http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/mummification.htm > ps: I read another comment (Afra) about the preserving effect of lime. Is > Lime not an alkali - a Caustic substance? ...unless we are thinking about > Lime as in Limbu Sodh. Incorruptibility is only one of several hallmarks of Christian saints documented under the 'knowledgebase' section on the left margin of this link. http://www.livingmiracles.net/Incorrupt.html Lots of material for 'conspiracy theorists' ;-) Kevin Saldanha Mississauga, ON. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
