On the question of the spirits I asked my brother and my family has been in the funeral business along with the owners since the early 1900's. He said back in the old days funeral homes were called funeral merchandisers and were usually part of another shop such as a cabinet maker ect. He said the spirits were actually used in conjunction with the wake especially in Irish communities. Hope this makes sense Lelia [email protected] wrote: > Alice: I don't know if the mourners used the "spirits" or not. All I've > seen is Mr. So & So asking for reimbursements and there will be this list > with some, but not all of the following included, with the exception of > "Spirits"...that will always be on the list: caring for the people, digging > grave, pine box, white linen, bam-bam or rum (spririts). Now I'm strarting > to wonder if the people didn't use it to wash themselves with AFTER dealing > with/prepping the dead? > > ==== VAALBEMA Mailing List ==== > REMINDER: Repost your queries periodically (no more than monthly) to make new members aware of your interests.