Wondering how far medicine has advanced (part 1)

I was wondering just how far the medical profession has really advanced.  So. . . I decided to check on what was going on in ancient Egypt concerning the medical practices of that day.  First, a little background.  Way back when, since the climate in the desert was so dry, when someone died, they just buried them in the sand and the heat and dry sand just dried out the bodies and, yes, mummified them.  Mummies were so plentiful that they were sold by the ton.  In 1888 they sold for $18.43 per ton.  Then the Aswan Dam was built and put most of them under water.

The ones that were sold were ground up and used as medicine.  Mummy powder was suppose to heal almost everything that ails you and maybe some more.  People sniffed it like snuff, or mixed it in water and drank it, or mixed with herb and other stuff.  Since this powder did come from dead people, many of whom died from terrible diseases, it was no wonder that some users of it came down with strange diseases.  Also, U.S. and Canadian companies bought tons of them and used the cloth that coverd them to make wrapping paper.  Now that makes sense to me, one wrapping to another wrapping...

People were not the only thing that was mummified.  Cows and crocodiles and bugs like scorpions , etc. where also mumified.  In 1888 they discoverd an estimated 300,000 mummified cats.  They even had a special city dedicated to mumifing cats.  I hope all this talk about mummies doesn't make any of you so scared that you run off to your mommies for protection and comfort.  Isn't that what mommies are for?  Now try not to get all wrapped up and have a very good day, you hear?