Enthusiast or Criminal

[STINEY]

And also figure in the ones which were "consumed" by the commercial mummy-trade of the same time.

Its gross (at least to me) but there used to be parlor parties which featured "unwrappings" for small socialite circles to participate in. There were also (thousands) of mummies ground up to be used as healing powders of one sort or another, distributed by various snake-oil salesmen.

True History.

[Scott Liggett]

They needed some entertainment before cable tv and internet.

[Deaf Bob]

The mummies were also burned as fuel for heating and cooking fires....
True, but not admitted...