I will tell you about an Italian scientist, Efisio Marini (1835-1900), originally from Sardinia (the second-largest island in Italy). Efisio developed a method that appears to be quite mysterious even today, used for preserving corpses.
The most curious feature of Marini's formula, better known as the "Petrifier," was its reversibility: the tissues of the deceased could become as hard as stone and then return to being elastic.
This aspect impressed Napoleon III so much that during the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867, Marini petrified and then restored the natural appearance and consistency of an Egyptian mummy's foot in front of the Emperor's eyes.
The scientist also collected blood from the famous wounds of Garibaldi and petrified it to make a medallion. He constructed macabre furnishings using petrified human remains.
Esteemed abroad, he was scorned by his countrymen who saw sinister aspects in his work.
He left Sardinia and took the secret of his formula with him to the grave in Naples, where he died in 1900.
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