A question about Marley
What was that cloth he used to tie his jaw shut? Was that something used on dead people back then?
shareWhat was that cloth he used to tie his jaw shut? Was that something used on dead people back then?
shareWhat was that cloth he used to tie his jaw shut? Was that something used on dead people back then?
Dickensian times, huh? I'm going to start using that.
shareI don't know if modern embalming prevents this these days, but when corpses decay, the tongue swells forcing the jaw wide open. The tied cloth was there to minimize the occurrence. But today, jaws are wired shut internally by the embalmer.
Just once, I'd like someone to call me sir without adding 'you're making a scene' ~H Simpson