Millions Of Egyptian Mummies

Competent authorlties estímate hat not less than 400,000,000 of ïuman mummies were made in Egypt from the time of the beginüng of the art of embalminff until ts disoontinuance in the seventh entury. Herodotus and Diodorous ■oth agree in the statement that here were three grades in the ! balming process, the flrst costing ' not less than a sum equal to $1,225, the second about one-fifth that amount, and the third cneaper than common earth burial.