In a message dated 4/6/06 9:38:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, elasley@sigecom.net writes: > At 06:45 PM 04/06/2006, you wrote: > >Hey Ernie, > > > >The Board of Health might not be a bad idea in this case. LA was > >cleaning stones out there the other day and she allowed as how some > >of the inscriptions provided cholera as the cause of death. I'm not > >sure which diseases lie dormant in the grave and which don't, but I > >suppose exposure to the remains could be a health hazard? > > > >Regards, > > > >Rich Green > > Erni, and Rich, I E-mailed the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta Ga. 2 years ago and I was assured there was no problem handling remains after a long period of time. You can sure take that for what its worth. !! I was inquiring about Arsenic Specifically, but that was the answer I got, as well as take precautions when Disinterring human remains. Jack Briles Jack Briles